兴 xìng — thrive · English

兴

xìng

thrive

At a glance · 兴

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「兴」甲骨文从四手共举一盘，象众人合力举起，金文小篆相承。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「兴」本义为兴起、举起，引申兴盛、兴趣。

Structure

从同从舁，会意字，象众手共举，后简化为兴。

At a glance

Pinyinxìng

Radical八

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5174

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English thrive thrive, prosper, flourish

Français se lever / prospérer Se lever, prospérer. «夙兴温凊» : se lever tôt.

Español levantarse / prosperar Levantarse, prosperar. «夙兴温凊»: madrugar.

العربية يقوم / يزدهر يقوم، يزدهر. «夙兴温凊»: المبكّر.

Русский вставать / процветать Вставать, процветать. «夙兴温凊»: ранний подъём.

Common words

兴趣xìng qùinterest
兴起xīng qǐrise

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