To express good wishes or pray for someone; to wish someone well (e.g. for a birthday, holiday, or safety).

good fortune; happiness; luck; blessing; a state of well-being, often used in contrast to 祸 huò or as a specific opportunity from fate like 口福 kǒu​fú

(bound form) To pray to deities or spirits for blessings or to avert disaster.

meat or wine used in sacrifices to gods or ancestors