xīng
verb #8,238

Meanings

  1. 1 to rise; to prosper
  2. 2 to start; to launch
  3. 3 interest; excitement

Examples

Tā duì Zhōngwén hěn gǎn xìngqù.
He is very interested in Chinese.
Gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!
Nice to meet you!
Zhège chéngshì hěn xīngwàng.
This city is thriving.

Tips

usage
has two pronunciations: xīng (to rise/prosper, as in 兴旺 xīngwàng, 复兴 fùxīng) and xìng (interest/excitement, as in 高兴 gāoxìng, 兴趣 xìngqù). Key compounds: 高兴 (happy), 兴趣 (interest), 新兴 (emerging).

Stroke Order

xīng