兴 (xīng): to rise, to flourish, to become popular, to start, to encourage, to get up
兴 (xīng) is a Chinese character meaning “to rise.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺍ (structural), 一 (structural) and 八 (structural). It ranks #531 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to rise
- to flourish
- to become popular
- to start
- to encourage
- to get up
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 兴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 高兴adjective | gāo xìng | happy | 1 |
| 兴趣noun | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth) | 3 |
| 兴奋adjective/verb | xīng fèn | excited | 4 |
| 兴起verb | xīng qǐ | to rise | 6 |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested | 3 |
| 新兴adjective | xīn xīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扫兴 | sǎo xìng | to spoil things |
| 即兴 | jí xìng | improvisation (in the arts) |
| 尽兴 | jìn xìng | to enjoy oneself to the full |
| 兴致 | xìng zhì | mood |
| 复兴 | fù xīng | to revive |
| 兴许 | xīng xǔ | (coll.) perhaps |
| 助兴 | zhù xìng | to add to the fun |
| 兴旺 | xīng wàng | prosperous |
| 兴头 | xìng tou | keen interest |
| 兴建 | xīng jiàn | to build |
| 兴隆 | xīng lóng | prosperous |
| 兴盛 | xīng shèng | to flourish |
| 雅兴 | yǎ xìng | refined and elegant attitude of mind |
| 时兴 | shí xīng | fashionable |
| 振兴 | zhèn xīng | to revive |
兴 appears in 100 compound words: 36 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 23 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 兴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (21)
many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
all neglected tasks are being undertaken; all that was left undone is now being undertaken
the numerous disasters may bring the people of a country together to revive the country
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
to lament one's littleness in face of something vast and great; to feel powerless in face of a great task
many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
all neglected tasks are being undertaken; all that was left undone is now being undertaken
the numerous disasters may bring the people of a country together to revive the country
Showing 12 of 21 idioms containing 兴.
Example Sentences
这家企业正在兴起，吸引了大量投资者的关注。
Zhè jiā qǐyè zhèngzài xīngqǐ, xīyǐn le dàliàng tóuzī zhě de guānzhù.
This enterprise is rising and has attracted the attention of a large number of investors.
【中环解密】日睡8小时被炒 投行分析师兴讼
zhōng huán jiě mì rì shuì 8 xiǎo shí bèi chǎo tóu háng fēn xī shī xīng sòng
【Central Decryption】Sleeping for 8 hours a day was fired and investment bank analysts filed a lawsuit
前州教育高官:神韵复兴传统的使命了不起
qián zhōu jiào yù gāo guān : shén yùn fù xīng chuán tǒng de shǐ mìng le bù qǐ
Former state education official: Shen Yun's mission to revive tradition is remarkable
公司老板钦佩神韵复兴传统:极具教育意义
gōng sī lǎo bǎn qīn pèi shén yùn fù xīng chuán tǒng : jí jù jiào yù yì yì
Company owners admire Shen Yun for reviving traditions: very educational
做白日梦?马斯克提太空兴建资料中心 奥特曼再呛“很荒谬”
zuò bái rì mèng ? mǎ sī kè tí tài kōng xīng jiàn zī liào zhōng xīn ào tè 曼 zài qiàng hěn huāng miù
Daydreaming? Musk mentioned the construction of a data center in space, and Ultraman choked again "It's ridiculous"
宇树科技王兴兴:今年宇树科技的目标出货量在1-2万....
yǔ shù kē jì wáng xīng xīng jīn nián yǔ shù kē jì de mù biāo chū huò liáng zài mò . . . .
Wang Xingxing of Yushu Technology: This year, Yushu Technology's target shipment volume is 10,000 to 20,000 units....
你们对外语感兴趣吗？
Nǐmen duì wàiyǔ gǎn xìngqù ma?
Are you interested in foreign languages?
你觉得他会对什么主题感兴趣？
Nǐ juéde tā huì duì shénme zhǔtí gǎn xìngqù?
What subject do you think he is interested in?
你对日本音乐感兴趣吗？
Nǐ duì Rìběn yīnyuè gǎn xìngqù ma?
Are you interested in Japanese music?
没头脑和不高兴做了什么事？
Méi tóunǎo hé bù gāoxìng zuò le shénmeshì?
What did Brainless and Unhappy do?
Character Family
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