佛

• 拼音: fó
• 汉字拆解: 佛 = 亻(person) + 弗 (phonetic, originally meant 'not') — transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha

含义

Buddha; Buddhist deity. The enlightened one, specifically Siddhartha Gautama, or any enlightened being in Buddhism.

Central to Buddhist terminology in Chinese. Common compounds: 佛像 (Buddha statue), 佛经 (Buddhist scriptures), 佛寺/佛庙 (Buddhist temple), 成佛 (to become a Buddha). The casual phrase 佛系 (Buddha-like, laid-back attitude) became popular internet slang around 2017 to describe a detached, go-with-the-flow lifestyle.

例句

1. 这座寺庙里供奉着一尊千年古佛，每天都有信众前来参拜。
2. 他最近变得很佛系，什么事都不争不抢。
3. 奶奶信佛多年，每天早上都会念经祈福。

用法指南

语境: religion, culture, internet slang

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 他是虔诚的佛教徒，每天都拜佛。(He is a devout Buddhist and prays to Buddha every day.)
• 佛系青年不太在乎输赢。(Buddha-like young people don't care much about winning or losing.)

错误说法

• 在严肃宗教场合用佛系的玩笑说法 (Don't use the jokey 佛系 slang in serious religious contexts — it could be seen as disrespectful)

起源与历史

Transliteration from Sanskrit 'Buddha' (meaning 'awakened one'). The character 佛 was created specifically to transcribe this foreign word, using 人 (person) as semantic component and 弗 as phonetic.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal