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兴

xìng

HSK 1 Character Traditional 興

What 兴 means

1. feeling or desire to do sth
2. interest in sth
3. excitement

Other readings

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

• xīngto rise; to flourish; to become popular
• Xīngsurname Xing

Example sentences

• 她很高兴
  She is very happy.
• 兴奋吗？
  Are you excited?
• 很高兴回来
  Hěn gāoxìng huílai
  It's nice to be back.
• 他很高兴。
  He is happy.
• 我好高兴。
  I'm very happy.
• 我很高兴。
  I am happy.

Words starting with 兴

• 兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
• 兴奋xīng fènexcited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
• 兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
• 兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest
• 兴隆xīng lóngprosperous; thriving; flourishing
• 兴旺xīng wàngprosperous; thriving; to prosper
• 兴起xīng qǐto rise; to spring up; to burgeon
• 兴致xìng zhìmood; spirits; interest
• 兴建xīng jiànto build; to construct
• 兴冲冲xìng chōng chōngfull of joy and expectations; animatedly
• 兴许xīng xǔ(colloquial) perhaps
• 兴奋剂xīng fèn jìstimulant; doping (in athletics)
• 兴盛xīng shèngto flourish; to thrive
• 兴衰xīng shuāiprosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall
• 兴办xīng bànto begin; to set in motion
• 兴味xìng wèiinterest; taste
• 兴亡xīng wángto flourish and decay; rise and fall
• 兴国xīng guóto invigorate the country
• 兴旺发达xīng wàng fā dáprosperous and developing; flourishing
• 兴学xīng xuéto establish schools; to raise the standard of education
• 兴师xīng shīto dispatch troops; to send an army; to mobilize forces
• 兴会xìng huìsudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave
• 兴尽xìng jìnto have lost interest; to have had enough
• 兴头xìng toukeen interest; concentrated attention

Words containing 兴

• 高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad; willing (to do sth)
• 复兴fù xīngto revive; to rejuvenate
• 振兴zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize
• 感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested (in sth)
• 新兴xīn xīng(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant
• 高高兴兴gāo gāo xìng xìngcheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily
• 即兴jí xìngimprovisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous
• 中兴zhōng xīngresurgence; recovery; restoration
• 尽兴jìn xìngto enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content
• 文艺复兴Wén yì fù xīngthe Renaissance
• 扫兴sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
• 大兴dà xīngto go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale
• 助兴zhù xìngto add to the fun; to liven things up
• 时兴shí xīngfashionable; popular
• 不兴bù xīngout of fashion; outmoded; impermissible
• 黄兴Huáng XīngHuang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen…
• 复兴门Fù xīng ménFuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing
• 饶有兴趣ráo yǒu xìng qùengrossing
• 雅兴yǎ xìngrefined and elegant attitude of mind
• 大兴区Dà xīng QūDaxing, a district of Beijing
• 大兴土木dà xīng tǔ mùto carry out large scale construction
• 方兴未艾fāng xīng wèi àiflourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong…
• 绍兴市Shào xīng ShìShaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
• 意兴yì xìnginterest; enthusiasm

Characters that look like 兴

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

• 共gòngcommon; general; to share
• 师shīteacher; master; expert
• 册cèbook; booklet; classifier for books
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap
• 弛chíto unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax

Sounds the same

Read xìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 性nature; character; property
• 姓family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
• 幸trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit
• 杏apricot; (bound form) almond
• 悻angry
• 荇yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
• 臖to swell; swelling
• 莕Nymphoides peltatum
• 涬watery expanse
• 婞upright
• 嬹old variant of 兴