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xìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xìng | xing4
English translation
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish

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About xìng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

xìng

Contains the radical

jiù

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of xìng

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Positional decomposition

⿱⿻ jiù

Explanation

Depicts four hands () working together ( tóng ) to raise something. The simplified character Xīng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character xìng .

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Words with xìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
高兴 gāoxìng happy高興
兴趣 xìng qù hobby興趣
兴奋 xīngfèn excited興奮
Xīng to rise xìng
感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested感興趣
新兴 Xīn xīng emerging新興
兴建 xīng jiàn to build興建
有兴趣 yǒu xìng qù interested有興趣
兴起 xīng qǐ to rise興起
振兴 Zhènxīng to revive振興
复兴 Fùxīng Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市 Hán dān shì [Hán​dān​shì], Hebei復興
中兴 zhōng xīng resurgence中興
兴奋剂 xīng fèn jì stimulant興奮劑
兴致 xìng zhì mood興致
绍兴 Shào xīng Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang紹興
即兴 jí xìng impromptu即興
兴办 xīng bàn to begin興辦
尽兴 jìn xìng to enjoy oneself to the full盡興
扫兴 sǎo xìng to feel disappointed掃興
兴旺 xīngwàng prosperous興旺
兴业 Xīng yè Xingye county in Yulin 玉林 Yù lín [Yù​lín], Guangxi興業
嘉兴 Jiā xīng Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang嘉興
大兴 Dà xīng to undertake on a large scale大興
兴致勃勃 xìngzhìbóbó full of zest興致勃勃
兴国 Xīng guó Xingguo county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州 Gàn zhōu , Jiangxi興國

xìng Decomposition & Compounds

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