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How to write 恭喜发财 — "Wishing You Prosperity" in Chinese
恭喜发财 (gōng xǐ fā cái) is how you say "wishing you prosperity" in Chinese. The Chinese New Year money blessing — “congratulations, and may you get rich”. Below is each character with its pinyin and meaning, plus a free tracing worksheet you can print in seconds.
恭喜发财 character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning in this phrase |
|---|---|---|
| 恭 | gōng | respectfully |
| 喜 | xǐ | joy; delight |
| 发 | fā | to get rich |
| 财 | cái | wealth |
| 恭喜发财 | gōng xǐ fā cái | wishing you prosperity |
Using 恭喜发财
恭喜 means “congratulations / respectfully wishing you”, and 发财 means “to get rich”, so the whole phrase wishes someone prosperity in the coming year. During Spring Festival, children say 恭喜发财 to parents and grandparents — and cheeky kids add 红包拿来, “now hand over the red envelope!”
Cantonese-speaking families will recognize the same four characters under the Cantonese reading “gung hei faat choi”; the writing is identical. In Traditional Chinese the phrase is 恭喜發財 — only 发 changes, to 發. It is a greeting for the New Year season, not for birthdays or everyday use.
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FAQ
When do you say 恭喜发财?
During Chinese New Year — from New Year's Eve through the fifteen days of the festival — when greeting family, friends and shopkeepers. It is a seasonal blessing, not an everyday hello.
Is 恭喜发财 Mandarin or Cantonese?
The characters are shared. In Mandarin it is read gōng xǐ fā cái; the Cantonese reading is “gung hei faat choi”, which is the version often heard in overseas Chinatowns.
How is 恭喜发财 written in Traditional Chinese?
恭喜發財. Only 发 (fā, to get rich) has a different Traditional form: 發.