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)

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