| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness; luck; surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; state (e.g. of US); province (old); administrative division (old) |
| 船 | chuán | a boat; vessel; ship; CL:条,艘,只 |
| 政 | zhèng | political; politics; government |
| 学 | xué | learn; study; science; -ology |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc; CL:间 |
| 福州 | Fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture level city and capital of Fujian province in east China; formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow |
| 船政学堂 | chuán zhèng xué táng | Fuzhou naval college, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty, called the cradle of Chinese navy |
