Fu Dao
Pin Yin | Actions | ||
| Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | 3-10g | Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen and Clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao. With Xiang Fu, for chest, epigastric and abdominal pain, distention and discomfort due to Dampness and Qi Obstruction. |
| Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | 6-14g | Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain. With Cang Zhu, for indigestion, pain and distention in the flanks and abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and acid regurgitation. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 9-18g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness,strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiaoand transforms Phlegm. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 3-14g | Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation. With Chen Pi, for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi. With Fu Ling, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 3-9g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi. With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting and hiccups due to Disharmony of the Stomach Qi and Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccup. With Cang Zhu and Fu Ling, for a thick white tongue coat with no desire to drink. With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for cough due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 1.5-15g | Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegmand moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. |
| Arisaemae cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | 2-5g | Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions. |
| Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | 3-10g | Promotes the movement of Qi and reduces distention and pressure. |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | 6-16g | Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, moves Qi and harmonizes the Stomach. With Zhi Ke, for reduced appetite and fullness and distention of the epigastrium and abdomen due to Cold Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 1-10g | Warms the Middle, stops vomiting,reduces the toxicity of other herbs. With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting due to many causes including Stomach Cold. |
The character Fú (福, Unicode U+798F) meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, one of the trio of 'star gods' Fú, Lù, Shòu.
Mounted Fú are a widespread Chinese tradition associated with Chinese New Year and can be seen on the entrances of many Chinese homes worldwide. The characters are generally printed on a square piece of paper or stitched in fabric. The practice is universal among Chinese people regardless of socioeconomic status, and dates to at least the Song Dynasty (AD 960 – 1279).
The word Fu in the Chinese language is associated with fortune while the word Dao represents a path or can even be loosely interpreted as a principle or a doctrine. Fu is also one of the 3 stars deities, a sacred trinity of prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu) and Longevity (Shou). DAO Fu (877) 585-1085. We make ordering easy. Menu; Vegetarian Appetizers (Vegetarian Menu) Tofu Yakitori $9.00 Skewered with bell pepper, zucchini, asparagus, and yakitori sauces. Fu Dao Le Slot Machine. Fu Dao Le is a Chinese-themed opening game from Bally Technologies, situated in Las Vegas, Nevada.Bally’s games have for some time been a well-known sight at land-based gambling clubs everywhere throughout the United States.
When displayed as a Chinese ideograph, Fú is often displayed upside-down on diagonal red squares. The reasoning is based on a wordplay: in nearly all varieties of Chinese: the words for 'upside-down' (倒, Pinyin: dào) and 'to arrive' (到, Pinyin: dào) are homophonous. Therefore, the phrase an 'upside-down Fú' sounds nearly identical to the phrase 'Good luck arrives'. Pasting the character upside-down on a door or doorpost thus translates into a wish for prosperity to descend upon a dwelling.
Another story states that posting the character upside-down originates with the family of a 19th-century prince of the Qing Dynasty.[citation needed] The story states that on one Chinese New Year's Eve (or Chuxi, Chinese: 除夕), the prince's servants played a practical joke by pasting fu characters throughout his royal dwelling. One illiterate servant inadvertently placed the characters upside-down. The prince was said to have been furious upon seeing the characters, but a quick-thinking servant humbly calmed the prince by saying that the occurrence must have been a sign of prosperity 'arriving' upon his household by using the above wordplay.
Bats (蝠) are the most ubiquitous of all Chinese symbols with the same symbolic meaning as the ideograph 'fortune' (福).[2] A less common representation is bran (麸子), not only because 'depictions of grain have been used throughout Chinese history to represent fecundity'[3] but also in combination with other grains with related homophonous word-plays (for example, lì which can mean either 'grain' 粒 or 'profit' 利).[4]
Usage of the character Fú (福) in various forms of calligraphy and seal characters as papercuts or posters represents the desire that one's good luck will be expansive and come in many forms. Chinese textiles and ceramics often found transcribe this felicitous message by portraying random numbers of bats in flight, sometimes can be more than a hundred.
Since 2017, the version 10 of the Unicode Standard features a rounded version of the character in the 'Enclosed Ideographic Supplement' block, at code point U+1F260 (ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR FU).[5]
Gallery[edit]
Pair of 'Famille Verte' wine pots in the form of Fu (福) on the left and Shou (寿) on the right
Chinese New Year decorations in Hong Kong, with Fu on the Chinese knotting on the right
A pebble mosaic in a small inner courtyard of the Mu Mansion, Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan, with Fu character in the center
Chinese New Year celebration in the 13th arrondissement of Paris in 2009, with Fu in the front of the float
Fu lantern at the Singapore River Hongbao Carnival during the Chinese New Year in 2006
Chinese New Year decorations at Western Union's headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, with the center character Fu displayed upside down
See also[edit]
- Foo, originally derived from this
- The shou character (寿), a Chinese character symbolizing longevity
- Double Happiness (calligraphy) (囍), another common calligraphic design symbolizing good-luck and happiness
- Homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese, of which 'Fú' upside down is one
References[edit]
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- ^Welch, Chinese Art, p. 4, by permission of the author
- ^Welch, Patricia Bjaaland, Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery, Tuttle Publishing, 2008, pp. 112–3.
- ^Welch, Chinese Art, p. 52
- ^Welch, Chinese Art, p. 52.
- ^'The Unicode Standard, Version 10.0, Enclosed Ideographic Supplement'(PDF). unicode.org. The Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 16 August 2017.