福 (pinyin: fú, radical: 礻, HSK 3) has 13 strokes in total. Official stroke order sequence: 1. Dot (diǎn) → 2. Horizontal Slash (héng piě) → 3. Vertical (shù) → 4. Dot (diǎn) → 5. Horizontal (héng) → 6. Vertical (shù) → 7. Horizontal Turning (héng zhé) → 8. Horizontal (héng) → 9. Vertical (shù) → 10. Horizontal Turning (héng zhé) → 11. Horizontal (héng) → 12. Vertical (shù) → 13. Horizontal (héng).
Interactive Stroke Animation
Vector SVGMeaning & English Definition
Good fortune; blessing; happiness; bliss; luck.
康熙皇帝亲题“天下第一福”暗含“子、田、才、寿、福”五字，为中华第一吉祥福寿字。
Common Stroke Order Mistakes
Critical mistake: the radical "礻" has only ONE dot on the right side. Do not confuse it with "衤" (clothing radical, which has two dots). For the bottom "田", always write the inner cross before sealing with the bottom horizontal stroke.
Mnemonic & Memory Hook
Divine blessing (礻) upon a unified family (一口) working fertile fields (田) — that is the true definition of a blessed life.
Essential Vocabulary & Compounds
Step-by-Step Stroke Order Breakdown (13 Strokes)
Detailed stroke-by-stroke progressive breakdown. Preceding strokes in dark ink, current stroke highlighted in vermilion red.
Top-left accent dot
Horizontal with swift diagonal turn
Vertical pillar through the angle
Lower right dot; only one dot
Short horizontal atop right side
Left stroke of middle component
Compact horizontal turn
Bottom closure of middle box
Left border vertical of "田"
Right border turn of "田"
Inner horizontal crossbar
Inner vertical dividing line
Final horizontal foundation closure