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享

xiǎng

HSK 5 Character

What 享 means

1. to enjoy
2. to benefit
3. to have the use of

Other readings

享 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xiǎngold variant of {享|xiǎng}

Example sentences

• 请享用！
  Enjoy!
• 我乐意分享。
  I'm willing to share.
• 他享年54岁。
  Tā xiǎngnián 54 suì.
  He died when he was 54 years old.
• 享受这一刻吧！
  Enjoy the moment!
• 我想跟你分享。
  I want to share it with you.
• 汤姆享受园艺。
  Tom enjoys gardening.

Words starting with 享

• 享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
• 享有xiǎng yǒuto enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
• 享用xiǎng yòngto enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
• 享乐xiǎng lèto indulge oneself
• 享誉xiǎng yùto be renowned
• 享年xiǎng niánto live to the (ripe) age of
• 享福xiǎng fúto live comfortably; to enjoy a happy life
• 享名xiǎng míngto enjoy a reputation
• 享国xiǎng guóto reign
• 享乐主义xiǎng lè zhǔ yìhedonism
• 享乐主义者xiǎng lè zhǔ yì zhěhedonist
• 享清福xiǎng qīng fúto live in ease and comfort

Words containing 享

• 分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
• 共享gòng xiǎngto share; to enjoy together
• 受享shòu xiǎngto enjoy
• 共享计划gòng xiǎng jì huàjoint project; partnership
• 物质享受wù zhì xiǎng shòumaterial benefits
• 知识共享Zhī shi Gòng xiǎngCreative Commons
• 共享软体gòng xiǎng ruǎn tǐshareware
• 共享库gòng xiǎng kùshared library (computing)
• 共享程序库gòng xiǎng chéng xù kùshared library (computing)
• 坐享zuò xiǎngto enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger…
• 坐享其成zuò xiǎng qí chéngto reap where one has not sown (idiom)
• 坐吃享福zuò chī xiǎng fúvegetative existence; to consume passively without doing anything useful
• 共享带宽gòng xiǎng dài kuānshared bandwidth
• 共享函数库gòng xiǎng hán shù kùshared library (computing)
• 纵享zòng xiǎngto enjoy; to indulge in
• 畅享chàng xiǎngto revel in; to fully enjoy (e.g. an immersive or high-quality experience)…
• 有福同享，有祸同当yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāngTo enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
• 有福同享，有难同当yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāngTo enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards
• 响xiǎngecho; sound; noise
• 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear
• 呛qiàngto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent

Characters that look like 享

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript
• 卑bēilow; base; vulgar
• 阜fùabundant; mound
• 孪luántwins
• 荨qiánused in 荨麻; also pr. xún
• 帛bósilk

Sounds the same

Read xiǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 想to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)
• 响echo; sound; noise
• 饷soldier's pay
• 飨(literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain
• 晑bright; clear
• 蚃(literary) insect larva; Taiwan pr. xiàng
• 鲞dried fish