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

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16 strokes
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興 (兴)

xìng

Definition

feeling or desire to do sth
interest in sth
excitement

Other pronunciations

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)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

臖

xìng

to swell; swelling

Related words (26)

興會

xìng huì

sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave

interest; taste

keen interest; concentrated attention

興盡

xìng jìn

to have lost interest; to have had enough

興致

xìng zhì

mood; spirits; interest

perhaps

hobby; interest (in something); desire to know (about something)

興沖沖

xìng chōng chōng

full of joy and expectations; animatedly

乘興

chéng xìng

while in high spirits; feeling upbeat; on an impulse

助興

zhù xìng

to add to the fun; to liven things up

即興

jí xìng

improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous

盡興

jìn xìng

to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content

interest; enthusiasm

to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed

玩興

wán xìng

interest in dallying; in the mood for playing

disappointed

interest in wine; passion for drinking

雅興

yǎ xìng

refined and elegant attitude of mind

高興

gāo xìng

happy; pleased; glad; cheerful; willing (to do something); delighted

to be interested

interested; interesting

improvisation

improvisation

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed babbler (Moupinia poecilotis)

engrossing

cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily

Idioms (2)

興致勃勃

xìng zhì bó bó

to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest

興高采烈

xìng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight

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