兴

xīng

to rise

surname Xing; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)

Many hands (⺍) + one (一) + spread (八) = rise and flourish

The original form depicted two hands lifting something together, conveying collective effort and the energy that causes things to rise. Unity and shared action giving rise to flourishing.

⺍+一+八→兴
⺍A simplified form suggesting paired handsSemantic
一OneSemantic
八DivisionSemantic

春天来了,万物开始兴旺起来。

chūn tiān lái le, wàn wù kāi shǐ xīng wàng qǐ lái。

Spring has come, and all things begin to flourish.

这个地方近几年兴起了很多新行业。

zhè ge dì fang jìn jǐ nián xīng qǐ le hěn duō xīn háng yè。

In recent years, many new industries have risen up in this place.

Words with 兴

兴高采烈

xìng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom)

兴奋

xīng fèn

excited

兴中会

xīng zhōng huì

Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu

兴安县

xīng ān xiàn

Xing'an, a county in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi

大兴

dà xīng

see 大興區|大兴区[Da4 xing1 Qu1]

永兴

yǒng xīng

see 永興縣|永兴县[Yong3 xing1 Xian4]

大兴土木

dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

大兴安岭

dà xīng ān lǐng

see 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Di4 qu1]

兴隆

xīng lóng

see 興隆縣|兴隆县[Xing1 long2 Xian4]

新兴

xīn xīng

see 新興縣|新兴县[Xin1 xing1 Xian4]

宝兴

bǎo xīng

Baoxing County in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan

复兴门

fù xīng mén

Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing

More characters with ⺍

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