兴废 xīngfèi rise and fall Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 兴 興 xīng adjectivenoun to flourish to rise; to flourish; to start; to build; to become popular; to mobilize废 廢 fèi abandoned (bound form) (of a dynasty, etc.) to collapse; to perish; also things that have been abandoned or fallen into disuse