What does 兴 mean in Chinese?

兴 (xīng) means "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)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 兴?

兴 is pronounced "xīng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 兴?

兴 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 兴?

Common words with 兴 include 不兴 (out of fashion), 中兴 (resurgence), 乘兴 (while in high spirits), 作兴 (maybe), 助兴 (to add to the fun).

How do you write 兴?

兴 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 八. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

兴 (xīng), to rise

兴

xīng

to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start

verb6 strokes

Traditional: 興

Character Breakdown

Four hands lifting together — excitement

Radical: 八 (no. 12)Strokes: 6Traditional: 興

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Definitions

(verb) 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)

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 兴

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不兴	bù xīng	out of fashion
中兴	zhōng xīng	resurgence
乘兴	chéng xìng	while in high spirits
作兴	zuò xīng	maybe
助兴	zhù xìng	to add to the fun