有幸

yoǔ xìng · HSK 7

fortunately

🍀 有幸 = 有 (have) + 幸 (good fortune) = to have the luck, fortunately

有 means have or possess; 幸 means good fortune or luck. Stack them and you have the luck to do something, so 有幸 marks a fortunate chance. Second tone then falling fourth: youˊ x​ìng.

有 — hand 𠂇 + moon/meat 月
Originally depicted a hand holding a piece of meat (月 here is the 'meat' radical, not moon), expressing the idea of possessing something. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to hold/possess' to the general sense of 'to have' or 'there is/exists'.

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