享 (xiǎng): to enjoy, to benefit, to have the use of
享 (xiǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “to enjoy.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 口 (structural) and 子 (structural). It ranks #1221 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 享 children 子 living and eating 口 in the house 亠. Its radical form 亠 (lid) appears in many related characters such as 京 (jīng, capital city of a country), 交 (jiāo, to hand over), 亮 (liàng, bright).
Definitions
- to enjoy
- to benefit
- to have the use of
Etymology & Origin
ideographicChildren 子 living and eating 口 in the house 亠
Decomposition: ⿳亠口子 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 享
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 享受verb | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy | 5 |
| 分享verb | fēn xiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) | 5 |
| 共享verb | gòng xiǎng | to share | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 享用verb | xiǎng yòng | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) |
| 享有verb | xiǎng yǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
| 享乐verb | xiǎng lè | to indulge oneself |
| 享年noun | xiǎng nián | to live to the (ripe) age of |
| 享福verb | xiǎng fú | to live comfortably |
| 坐享其成phrase | zuò xiǎng qí chéng | to reap where one has not sown (idiom) |
| 享誉verb | xiǎng yù | to be renowned |
| 享清福 | xiǎng qīng fú | to live in ease and comfort |
| 享乐主义noun | xiǎng lè zhǔ yì | hedonism |
| 享乐主义者 | xiǎng lè zhǔ yì zhě | hedonist |
| 有福同享，有难同当 | yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng | To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) |
| 知识共享 | zhī shi gòng xiǎng | Creative Commons |
| 物质享受 | wù zhì xiǎng shòu | material benefits |
| 共享计划 | gòng xiǎng jì huà | joint project |
| 享国verb | xiǎng guó | to reign |
享 appears in 30 compound words: 40 as the first character, 23 as the last, and 37 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 享 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
享字由8笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
xiǎng zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "享" consists of eight strokes and has a very clever structure.
男子分享童年家务清单自8岁起分担家务 父亲严格教...
nán zǐ fēn xiǎng tóng nián jiā wù qīng dān zì 8 suì qǐ fēn dān jiā wù fù qīn yán gé jiào . . .
The man shared the list of childhood housework since he was 8 years old, and his father strictly taught...
马年首次谷战 CEO分享两场心水WQ
mǎ nián shǒu cì gǔ zhàn C E O fēn xiǎng liǎng chǎng xīn shuǐ W Q
The CEO of the first valley battle of the Year of the Horse shared two favorite WQs
【直播】听证会:重大事件资讯共享和安全协作
zhí bō tīng zhèng huì : chóng dà shì jiàn zī xùn gòng xiǎng hé ān quán xié zuò
【Live Broadcast】Hearing: Information sharing and safe collaboration on major events
...A SEA官方公布鼓手真矢不敌病情离世 享年56岁
. . . A S E A guān fāng gōng bù gǔ shǒu zhēn shǐ bù dí bìng qíng lí shì xiǎng nián 5 6 suì
... A SEA official announced that drummer Maya passed away at the age of 56
澳洲军舰通过台海 国防部:国际水域享有航行权利
ào zhōu jūn jiàn tōng guò tái hǎi guó fáng bù : guó jì shuǐ yù xiǎng yǒu háng háng quán lì
Australian warships pass through the Taiwan Strait Ministry of National Defense: International waters have the right to navigate
汤姆无须钱财也能享受。
Tāngmǔ wúxū qiáncái yě néng xiǎngshòu.
Tom doesn't need money to have a good time.
他们都享受那么快的发展吗？
Tāmen dōu xiǎngshòu nàme kuài de fāzhǎn ma?
Do they all enjoy such high speed development?
最后，还有其他要和大家分享的吗？
Zuìhòu, hái yǒu qítā yào hé dàjiā fēnxiǎng de ma?
Lastly, is there anything else to share with the group?
大学生活就是你尽量享受自己的时候！
Dàxuéshēng huó jiùshì nǐ jǐnliàng xiǎngshòu zìjǐ de shíhou!
College is the time to enjoy yourself to the fullest!
Character Family
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