兴 — to rise; to flourish
to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage
- Pinyin
- xīng · xìng · Xīng
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Handwriting
- recognition only
This character has more than one reading — xīng, xìng, Xīng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 兴: 6 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.
Words with 兴 in the HSK syllabus: 16
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad; willing; in a cheerful moodHSK 1
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interestedHSK 3
- 兴趣xìngqùinterest; interest; hobbyHSK 3
- 兴奋xīngfènexcited; excitement; excitationHSK 4
- 新兴xīnxīngrising; emerging; in the ascendantHSK 6
- 兴起xīngqǐto rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be arousedHSK 6
- 复兴fùxīngto revive; to rejuvenateHSK 7–9
- 扫兴sǎoxìngto spoil things; to dampen spiritsHSK 7–9
- 兴奋剂xīngfènjìstimulant; dopingHSK 7–9
- 兴建xīngjiànto build; to constructHSK 7–9
- 兴隆xīnglóngprosperous; thriving; flourishingHSK 7–9
- 兴盛xīngshèngto flourish; to thriveHSK 7–9
- 兴旺xīngwàngprosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourishHSK 7–9
- 兴高采烈xìnggāo-cǎilièhappy and excited; in high spirits; in great delightHSK 7–9
- 兴致xìngzhìmood; spirits; interestHSK 7–9
- 振兴zhènxīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energizeHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.