兴 - xīng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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16 strokes
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興 (兴)

xīng

Definition

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)

Other pronunciations

xìng

feeling or desire to do sth
interest in sth
excitement

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

臖

xìng

to swell; swelling

Related words (41)

興亡

xīng wáng

to flourish and decay; rise and fall

to send troops

to begin; to set in motion

興國

xīng guó

to invigorate the country

excited; excitement

to establish schools; to raise the standard of education

興師

xīng shī

to dispatch troops; to send an army; to mobilize forces

興建

xīng jiàn

to build; to construct

興旺

xīng wàng

prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish

rise and fall

to flourish; to thrive

興榮

xīng róng

to flourish; to prosper

興衰

xīng shuāi

prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall

興起

xīng qǐ

to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue

興隆

xīng lóng

prosperous; thriving; flourishing

興奮劑

xīng fèn jì

stimulant; doping (in athletics)

興奮高潮

xīng fèn gāo cháo

peak of excitement; orgasm

興師動眾

xīng shī dòng zhòng

to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

興師問罪

xīng shī wèn zuì

to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently

興旺發達

xīng wàng fā dá

prosperous and developing; flourishing

興風作浪

xīng fēng zuò làng

to incite trouble; to stir up havoc

不興

bù xīng

out of fashion; outmoded; impermissible; can't

中興

zhōng xīng

resurgence; recovery; restoration

作興

zuò xīng

maybe; possibly; there is reason to believe

勃興

bó xīng

to rise suddenly; to grow vigorously

喜興

xǐ xīng

joyous; delighted; merry

復興

fù xīng

to revive; to rejuvenate

大興

dà xīng

to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale

振興

zhèn xīng

to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize

新興

xīn xīng

new; up-and-coming; newly developing; rising

fashionable; popular

exciting; to excite

to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits

反興奮劑

fǎn xīng fèn jì

anti-doping; anti-stimulant; policy against drugs in sports

大興土木

dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

emerging industry

to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do

生意興隆

shēng yì xīng lóng

thriving and prosperous business or trade

科教興國

kē jiào xīng guó

to invigorate the country through science and education

大興問罪之師

dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī

to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly

新興經濟國家

xīn xīng jīng jì guó jiā

developing economic state; developing nation

Idioms (11)

興利除弊

xīng lì chú bì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

興妖作怪

xīng yāo zuò guài

(lit.) to summon demons to create havoc (idiom); (fig.) to stir up all kinds of trouble

興滅繼絕

xīng miè jì jué

(lit.) to restore the state and revive old families (idiom); (fig.) to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

夙興夜寐

sù xīng yè mèi

to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

多難興邦

duō nàn xīng bāng

much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal

方興未已

fāng xīng wèi yǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up

方興未艾

fāng xīng wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up

望洋興嘆

wàng yáng xīng tàn

(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); (fig.) to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

百廢俱興

bǎi fèi jù xīng

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom); work is now underway

百廢待興

bǎi fèi dài xīng

many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do

家和萬事興

jiā hé wàn shì xīng

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

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