How to Say "Wishing you good fortune" in Chinese (Mandarin): 恭喜发财！

The characters in 恭喜发财！

• 恭

  Respectful.

• 喜

  Joy.

  12 strokes

• 发 / 發

  To grow, to get.

  5 strokes

• 财 / 財

  Wealth. 贝 (shell) is on the left, because shells were once money.

The classic Chinese New Year wish: "congratulations, may you get rich". Children say it to grown-ups, who often answer with a red envelope, 红包 (hóngbāo).

More examples with 恭喜发财！

• 恭喜发财，红包拿来！

  恭喜發財，紅包拿來！

  Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái!

  Wishing you good fortune, now hand over the red envelope!

• 新年快乐，恭喜发财！

  新年快樂，恭喜發財！

  Xīnnián kuàilè, gōngxǐ fācái!

  Happy New Year, wishing you good fortune!