兴 (興) xīng

1. xīng verb to flourish; to be popular
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 流行 (CCD '兴' xīng 1; Guoyu '興' xīng v 4; Unihan '興')
2. xìng noun interest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 兴高采烈 'interest high, spirit strong' (CCI p. 35; CCD '兴' xìng; Guoyu '興' xìng n 1)
3. xīng verb to spring up; to get up
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '兴' xīng 4; Guoyu '興' xīng v 5)
4. xīng verb to move
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 发动 (Guoyu '興' xīng v 2)
5. xīng verb to generate interest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '興' xīng v 1)
6. xīng verb to promote
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '兴' xīng 2)
7. xīng verb to start; to begin
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 创立 (CCD '兴' xīng 3; Guoyu '興' xīng v 3)
8. xīng verb to permit; to allow
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
   Notes: (CCD '兴' xīng 5)
9. xīng adverb perhaps; maybe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '兴' xīng 5)
10. xīng proper noun Xing
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD '兴' xīng 7; Guoyu '興' xīng n)
11. xīng adjective prosperous
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 昌盛 (Guoyu '興' xīng adj)
12. xìng verb to be happy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '興' xìng v 1)
13. xìng verb to like
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '興' xìng v 2)
14. xìng verb to make an analogy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '興' xìng v 3)
15. xìng noun affective image
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Imagery used in poetry (Fuller 2017, p. xv; Guoyu '興' xìng n 2)

Contained in

• 振兴(振興) to promote; to develop; to make prosper
• 兴致勃勃(興致勃勃) to become exhilarated; in high spirits; full of zest
• 饶有兴趣(饒有興趣) engrossing
• 雅兴(雅興) refined and elegant attitude of mind
• 兴修(興修) to build; to construct
• 复兴门(復興門) Fuxingmen neighborhood
• 中兴(中興) to have a resurgence ; Zhongxing reign
• 发兵兴击(發兵興擊) troops were sent to suppress the uprising
• 未艾方兴(未艾方興) thriving and still ascending
• 兴兵(興兵) to send troops
• 即兴发挥(即興發揮) improvisation
• 复兴运动(復興運動) renaissance; renaissance movement
• 兴妖作怪(興妖作怪) to summon demons to create havoc; to stir up all kinds of trouble
• 大兴问罪之师(大興問罪之師) to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly
• 扫兴(掃興) to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
• 兴头(興頭) keen interest; concentrated attention
• 兴利除弊(興利除弊) to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful
• 兴致(興致) mood; spirits
• 助兴(助興) to add to the fun; to liven things up
• 望而兴叹(望而興嘆) to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do

Also contained in

重兴 、 海兴县 、 兴安运河 、 兴化 、 兴圣宫 、 兴安县 、 中兴新村 、 资兴市 、 兴中会 、 兴县 、 兴业县 、 黄兴 、 兴国县 、 晋中兴书 、 延兴 、 嘉兴市 、 兴宁区 、 兴海 、 兴山县 、 东兴 、 同治中兴 、 福兴 、 定兴 、 大兴安岭 、 兴海县 、 始兴 、 复兴党 、 曹不兴 、 兴宾 、 振兴区 、 兴宁市

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Truncated for common words

• 卷六十七　志第十八: 　禮樂一 Volume 67 Treatises 20: Rites and Music 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 147
• 卷一百一十八 載記第十八 姚興下 Volume 118 Records 18: Yao Xing Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 131
• 卷一百一十七 載記第十七 姚興上 Volume 117 Records 17: Yao Xing Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 104
• 卷二十九　列傳第十九 蔡廓 Volume 29 Biographies 19: Cai Kuo History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 100
• 卷五十七 列傳第十七 蔡廓 Volume 57 Biographies 17: Cai Kuo Book of Song 宋書 — count: 94
• 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 71
• 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 57
• 卷五十四 志第三十 禮八 Volume 54 Treatises 30: Rites 8 History of Ming 明史 — count: 57
• 卷一百三十三 世襲列傳二: 高季興 馬殷 劉言 錢鏐 Volume 133: Biographies of Descendents 2 - Gao Jixing, Ma Yin, Liu Yan, Qian Liu Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 56
• 大射 第七 7. The great archery meet (state level) The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 54

Collocations

• 觯兴 (觶興) 執觶興 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 29
• 爵兴 (爵興) 執爵興 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 24
• 夙兴 (夙興) 夙兴 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 6
• 民兴 (民興) 民興胥漸 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 呂刑 Zhou Shu - Marquis of Lu on Punishments — count: 6
• 兴辞 (興辭) 客若降等執食興辭 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮上》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 1 — count: 5
• 能兴 (能興) 誰能興之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 兴受 (興受) 我興受其敗 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 微子 Shang Shu - Count of Wei — count: 4
• 兴取 (興取) 興取肺 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 3
• 兴诸侯 (興諸侯) 若興諸侯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 叔兴 (叔興) 周內史叔興聘于宋 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2