興
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xìng · to thrive, to prosper, to flourish

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Bottom enclosureCharacter structure

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臼Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 興

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Example sentences

Notice where 興 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ hěn gāo xīng nǐ jiàn le tā.我很高興你見了他。

I'm glad you got to meet him.

Source: Tatoeba #7980312 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà jiù yào kàn nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xīng qù le.那就要看你有沒有興趣了。

That depends on whether you are interested or not.

Source: Tatoeba #694559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn gāo xīng yǒu tā de péi bàn.我很高興有她的陪伴。

I am glad to have her company.

Source: Tatoeba #804956 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cāi tā mén zhēn de bú tài gāo xīng.我猜他們真的不太高興。

I guess they really weren't so happy.

Source: Tatoeba #6585425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ suí nǐ gāo xīng de yòng nǐ de qián.你可以隨你高興的用你的錢。

You are free to do as you please with your money.

Source: Tatoeba #775739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qīn ài de , wǒ hěn gāo xīng kàn dào nǐ.親愛的, 我很高興看到你。

I'm so glad to see you, dear.

Source: Tatoeba #781494 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 興 in context

  1. Say xìng, then recall the core meaning: to thrive, to prosper, to flourish.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the bottom enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 興 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.