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兴

Traditional: 興

xīng

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

xīng · hing1 (Jyutping)

  1. to rise
  2. to flourish
  3. to become popular
  4. to start
  5. to encourage
  6. to get up
  7. (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
  8. maybe (dialect)
  9. surname Xing

xìng · hing1 (Jyutping)

  1. feeling or desire to do sth
  2. interest in sth
  3. excitement

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

兴

Meaning
thrive, prosper, flourish
Radical
八
Strokes
6
Components
⿳⺍一八
Cangjie
FMC
Four-corner
9080

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