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What 福 means in a Chinese namefú

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福fú · B
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福气；福禄。

Blessing — what settles on a person and steadies them.

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福履绥之
福履绥之 Blessing that steadies

乐只君子，福履绥之。

How happy is the gentleman — blessing settles him.

诗经 · 樛木 · our translation
Three blessings in sequence: settled, supported, completed. 福 is the sequence, not a prize. 《樛木》是祝福的复沓：福履绥之、将之、成之——先安顿，再扶助，最后成全。「福」是这一串动作。
福履百福福之福宁世福
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What settles a person.

「福」是让人安顿下来的那件事。

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