xìng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 angry
  2. 2 resentful

Examples

HSK 3
听说选上悻悻离开
Tīngshuō méi bèi xuǎnshàng, tā xìngxìng de líkāi le.
Hearing he had not been chosen, he walked away resentfully.
HSK 5
Bèi mà le zhīhòu, tā xìngxìng de zǒu le.
After being scolded, he left in a huff.

Tips

usage
Nearly always doubled as 悻悻, describing someone leaving angry and resentful after a setback. Often followed by as an adverb.

Components

radical
xīn
heart; feeling
The heart radical, a left-side form of . It marks this as an emotion word, here resentful anger felt inside.
phonetic
xìng
fortunate; luck
Supplies the sound, giving xìng directly. There is an ironic twist that the lucky element sits inside a word for sulking anger.

Stroke Order

xìng