Chinese Fu Character (福) – The character Fú (福) meaning “good fortune” or “happiness”. Mounted Fú are a widespread Chinese tradition associated with Chinese New Year and can be seen on the entrances of many Chinese homes worldwide. When displayed as a Chinese ideograph, Fú is almost universally displayed upside-down. The reason ‘why’ is based on a wordplay: in nearly all varieties of Chinese: the words for “upside-down” (倒，Pinyin: dào) and “to arrive” (到，Pinyin: dào) are homophonous or nearly homophonous. Therefore, the phrase an “upside-down Fú” sounds either identical or nearly identical to the phrase “Good luck arrives”. – Wikipedia