興U+820816 STROKES
Entry·pron. xīng
ㄒㄧㄥ
“To rise; to flourish, prosper; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; interest or desire to do something; excitement.”
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- 興趣ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˋinterest (desire to know about something); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
- 高興ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥhappy; glad; in a cheerful mood; willing to do something; (in Taiwan) having great interest or enthusiasm for something.
- 興建ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋto build; to construct; to erect (buildings, infrastructure, etc.)
- 興奮ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄣˋexcited; feeling of excitement; heightened emotion; (physiology) excitation
- 新興ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥrising; emerging; newly developing; in the ascendant; (of markets, industries, infectious diseases) gaining momentum; new interest or enthusiasm (Taiwan usage).
- 感興趣ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˋto be interested; to have interest in something; to find something appealing or intriguing
- 興起ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇto rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue; to flourish; to prosper
- 復興ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥto revive; to rejuvenate; to restore after decline; (geography) Fuxing, a district in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- 中興ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥresurgence; revival; restoration; recovery from decline; renewed prosperity.
- 振興ㄓㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize
- 興致ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓˋmood; spirits; interest; enthusiasm; a feeling of excitement or eagerness to do something.
- 即興ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋimprovised; done on the spur of the moment; extemporaneous; impromptu; without prior preparation
- 興盛ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕㄥˋthriving; flourishing; prosperous; in a state of vigorous growth and success.
- 文藝復興ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥRenaissance; 14th–16th-century cultural movement originating in Italy, reviving classical Greek and Roman art, literature, and humanist thought after the Middle Ages.
- 隨興ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋdoing something on a whim; acting spontaneously; following one's mood; doing things as the mood strikes; impromptu
- 興隆ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊprosperous; thriving; flourishing
- 興高采烈ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋin high spirits; exuberant; full of enthusiasm and excitement
- 紹興ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥplace name: county in Zhejiang, China; era name of Southern Song (1131–1162) and Western Liao (1142–1164); also shorthand for Shaoxing wine
- 盡興ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋto enjoy to the fullest; to have a thoroughly good time
- 楊秋興ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄥTaiwanese politician; former magistrate of Kaohsiung County
- 興衰ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄞrise and fall; flourishing and decline; prosperity and decay
- 興致勃勃ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊfull of enthusiasm; in high spirits; eagerly interested
- 興旺ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˋprosperous; thriving; flourishing
- 高高興興ㄍㄠ ˙ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋcheerful; in a happy mood; joyfully and gladly
- 興味ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋinterest; fascination; the quality of being engaging or amusing
- 興辦ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄢˋto establish; to set up; to found and operate (an institution, enterprise, or public facility)
- 掃興ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋto spoil the fun; to dampen one's spirits or enthusiasm; to ruin a pleasant mood
- 興奮劑ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋstimulant; drug that excites the brain, heart, and lungs; figuratively, anything that boosts energy or spirits
- 中興新村ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄨㄣplanned community in Nantou County built in 1957 as seat of Taiwan Provincial Government; lost administrative function after 1999 provincial-government streamlining
- 大興ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥto vigorously develop or promote; to grandly carry out; to greatly expand
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