興

Information about character(s)

Radical: 臼
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 兴
Variants: 㒷

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xīng, xìng, xìn
Cantonese: hing1 hing3
JapaneseKun: OKORU OKOSU OKIRU
JapaneseOn: KYOU KOU
Korean: HUNG
Vietnamese: hưng

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: thrive, prosper, flourish

CE-Dict: feeling or desire to do sth/interest in sth/excitement

Soothill: abhyudaya (अभ्युदय). Rise, begin; prosper; elated.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.cheerful; happy; gay; merry
2.interest; enthusiasm; eagerness; willingness
xing
ㄒㄧㄥ
1.to launch; to promote
2.to become popular
3.an interest

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: encourage; maybe; prevail; prosper; rise; start

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: encourage; maybe; prevail; prosper; rise; start

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《舁部》興起也。从舁从同。同力也。

康熙字典文字版 【未集下】【臼字部】興
【唐韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤虛陵切，音𨞾。【爾雅·釋言】興，起也。【詩·小雅】夙興夜寐。【禮·中庸】國有道，其言足以興。【註】興，謂起在位也。　又【廣韻】盛也。【詩·小雅】天保定爾，以莫不興。【箋】興，盛也。　又【五音集韻】舉也。【周禮·夏官·大司馬】進賢興功，以作邦國。【註】興，猶舉也。　又動也。【周禮·冬官考工記·弓人】下柎之功，末應將興。【註】興，猶動也。　又【詩·大雅】興迷亂于政。【箋】興，猶尊尚也。　又【周禮·地官·旅師】頒其興積。【註】縣官徵聚物曰興。今云軍興是也。又【司稼】平其興。【註】所徵賦。　又州名。【五音集韻】漢置武都郡，魏立東西州。梁爲興州，因武興山而名。　又縣名。【李顒·涉湖詩】旋經義興境。　又殿名。【張衡·西京賦】龍興含章。【註】龍興，殿名。　又姓。【姓譜】漢濟陰王，謁者興渠。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤許應切，音嬹。【集韻】象也。　又【韻會】比興。【增韻】興，况意思也。【周禮·春官·大師】敎六詩，曰風曰賦曰比曰興曰雅曰頌。【詩詁】興者，感物而發，如倉庚于飛，熠燿其羽，昔我往矣，楊柳依依之類。　又【正韻】悅也。【禮·學記】不興其藝，不能樂學。【註】興之言喜也。【殷仲文詩】獨有淸秋日，能使高興盡。　又【正韻】許刃切，音釁。【禮·文王世子】旣興器用幣。【釋文】音同釁。　又【韻補】叶火宮切，音凶。【馬融·長笛賦】曲終闋盡，餘弦更興。繁手累發，密櫛𤴁重。重平聲。　又叶虛良切，音香。【徐幹·雜詩】沈隂增憂愁，憂愁爲誰興。念與君相別，乃在天一方。【潘乾𥓓】實天生德，有漢將興。子子孫孫，俾爾熾昌。　又叶丘侵切，音欽。【詩·大雅】殷商之旅，其會如林。矢于牧野，維予侯興。
考證：〔又【掌均】平其興。〕　謹按周禮無掌均之官，所引出地官司稼。掌均謹改司稼。

Buddhism words and phrases raise, give rise to, produce, generate

Japanese Places Oki (loc)

CF-Dict: joyeux/inspiration/intérêt

Han-De-Dict: Interesse (u.E.) (S)/interessieren, Anteil (u.E.) (S)/Schnörkel (u.E.) (S)/Xing (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)