兴

xīng

HSK 13 readings

“To rise” in Chinese is 兴 (xīng).

Other characters with the syllable xing: see all 12 →

Meaning

to rise
to flourish
to become popular

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to start
to encourage
to get up
feeling or desire to do sth
interest in sth
excitement
surname Xing
(often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
maybe (dialect)

Example

他很高兴。

He's happy.

From 高兴 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

xīngsurname Xing / 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)
xìngfeeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 兴

高兴gāoxìnghappyHSK 1 兴奋xīngfènexcitedHSK 4 兴趣xìngqùinterest (desire to know about sth)HSK 4 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in sth)HSK 4 新兴xīnxīng(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) risingHSK 6 兴旺xīngwàngprosperousHSK 6 复兴fùxīngto reviveHSK 7-9 扫兴sǎoxìngto spoil things; to dampen spiritsHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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