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ㄒㄧㄥ ˋ

xìng

excitement

興 is a 16 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xìng in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as xīng.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

  • ㄒㄧㄥ ˋ

    xìng

    excitement

    • ?

      • ㄐㄧㄡ ˋ

        jiù

        mortar

      • ㄊㄨㄥ ˊ

        tóng

        same

    • ?

      • one

      • ㄅㄚ

        eight

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You break the shell (貝) open, only to find... the same (同)! Another shell inside the first shell! How exciting. :)
by Sanne-san

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 興

xīng
xìng

Definitions for 興 pronounced as xīng

  • surname Xing
  • to rise
  • to flourish
  • to become popular
  • to start
  • to encourage
  • to get up
  • (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
  • maybe (dialect)

Definitions for 興 pronounced as xìng

  • feeling or desire to do sth
  • interest in sth
  • excitement

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