興
xīngxìngXīng

rise, flourish

兴 (興) xīng frequency
flourish verb
to rise, flourish, or become popular

这种发型今年很兴。

zhè zhǒng fà​xíng jīn​nián hěn xīng.

This hairstyle is very popular this year.

maybe verb
perhaps or maybe (dialect)

他兴明天能到。

tā xīng míng​tiān néng dào.

Maybe he will arrive tomorrow.

permit verb
to permit or allow (dialect, often used in the negative)

这种话可不兴乱说。

zhè zhǒng huà kě bù xīng luàn shuō.

You shouldn't say things like that casually.

start verb
to start, initiate, or encourage

兴办教育是国家的大事。

xīng​bàn jiào​yù shì guó​jiā de dà​shì.

Promoting education is a major national priority.

rise noun
to get up

夙兴夜寐是一个人对待工作勤奋负责的表现。

sù​xīng​yè​mèi shì yī gè rén duì​dài gōng​zuò qín​fèn fù​zé de biǎo​xiàn.

Working from dawn till dusk is a sign of a person's diligence and responsibility toward their work.

兴 (興) xìng
excitement adjective
a state of high spirits or emotional arousal

看大家谈得正起兴，他也就坐了下来。

kàn dà​jiā tán de zhèng qǐ xìng, tā yě jiù zuò le xià​lai.

Seeing everyone talking so animatedly, he sat down as well.

interest place word
an interest in something or the mood and desire to engage in an activity

他正谈在兴头上，你别打断他。

tā zhèng tán zài xìng​tóu​shàng, nǐ bié dǎ​duàn tā.

He's in the middle of an enthusiastic conversation; don't interrupt him.

兴 (興) Xīng
Xing proper name
surname Xing

兴先生在这里工作。

Xīng xiān​sheng zài zhè​lǐ gōng​zuò.

Mr. Xing works here.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
531st most common 396.7 per million
Movie subtitles
306th most common 521.7 per million appears in 89% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.13 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
27.3 per million

Details
Simplified
兴
Strokes
16
Unicode
U+8208

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)