xìngxīng

rise, flourish

Depicts four hands () working together () to raise something. The simplified character was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character .

Components
舁 iconic,simplified component

  Iconic Simplified component

  

to lift

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character . Depicts four hands.

同 iconic,simplified component

  Iconic Simplified component

tóngtòng

  

together

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character . Depicts something being lifted.

Evolution

兴 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
兴 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
兴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
兴 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
兴 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
兴 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xìng

thrive, prosper, flourish; feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement

() 

Xīng

surname Xing

() 

xīng

to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)

Most common words with 兴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

高兴

happy

兴趣

hobby

兴奋

excited

to rise

感兴趣

to be interested

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Statistics

HSK level 1

Appears in 88.6593% of movies

306th most common character in movies

531st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Traditional

Unicode

U+5174


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