興
See also: 兴
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Translingual
Han character
興 (Kangxi radical 134, 臼+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹X月金 (HXBC), four-corner 77801, composition ⿳⿴𦥑同一八)
Derived characters
- 嬹, 䕟, 𦧅, 𠔻
References
- KangXi: page 1005, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30226
- Dae Jaweon: page 1461, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 253, character 9
- Unihan data for U+8208
Chinese
| trad. | 興 | |
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| simp. | 兴 | |
| alternative forms | 㒷 𢍯 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 興 | |||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (興) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 興 | *qʰɯŋ, *qʰɯŋs |
| 臖 | *qʰɯŋs |
| 嬹 | *qʰɯŋs |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 舁 (“to raise”) + 同 (“together”) – to hold up together.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
興
- to rise; to get up
- to thrive; to prosper; to flourish
- prosperous; flourishing
- to be popular; to be fashionable
- 呢排擺酒唔興食魚翅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei1 paai4 baai2 zau2 m4 hing1 sik6 jyu4 ci3. [Jyutping]
- These days, shark fin soup isn't popular in banquets.
呢排摆酒唔兴食鱼翅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- to start; to build; to establish
- to elect; to promote
- to succeed; to achieve success
- to send; to dispatch; to launch; to mount
- to collect; to recruit
- to do; to perform
- to advocate; to encourage
- to indulge; to spoil
- (dialectal, chiefly in the negative) to allow; to permit
- maybe; perhaps
- a surname
Descendants
- → Thai: เฮง (heng) (via Teochew)
- → Khmer: ហេង (heng)[1]
Compounds
Derived terms from 興
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
興
- excitement; interest; mood in doing something
- 高興／高兴 ― gāoxìng ― happy [lit. high mood]
- sensual desire; sexual desire; passion
- (obsolete or Min) to like; to be fond of; to love
- to liken; to analogise
- (rhetoric) metaphor
- (poetry) association; speaking first of something else to lead up to the main theme
Compounds
Derived terms from 興
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References
- Headley, R. K. 1977. Cambodian-English Dictionary. Catholic University Press. SEAlang Library Khmer.
Japanese
Kanji
興
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- entertain
- revive
- retrieve
- interest
- pleasure
Noun
興 • (kyō)
- entertainment; pleasure; interest
Readings
- Go-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)
- Kun: おこる (okoru, 興る, Jōyō); おこす (okosu, 興す, Jōyō); おきる (okiru)
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 興 (MC hɨŋ).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [흥]
Hanja
Wikisource興 (eumhun 일 흥 (il heung))
- Hanja form? of 흥 (“to rise; to get up”).
- Hanja form? of 흥 (“to thrive; to prosper; to flourish”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 흥미 (興味, heungmi)
- 흥분 (興奮, heungbun)
- 진흥 (振興, jinheung)
- 부흥 (復興, buheung)
- 흥망 (興亡, heungmang)
- 흥행 (興行, heunghaeng)
- 신흥 (新興, sinheung)
- 흥왕 (興旺, heung'wang)
- 흥감 (興感, heunggam)
- 흥륭 (興隆, heungnyung)
- 흥성 (興盛, heungseong)
- 흥국 (興國, heungguk)
- 흥기 (興起, heunggi)
- 대흥 (大興, daeheung)
- 불흥 (不興, bulheung)
- 즉흥 (卽興, jeukheung)
- 흥업 (興業, heung'eop)
- 흥작 (興作, heungjak)
- 흥회 (興懷, heunghoe)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 興 (MC hɨŋH).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯ(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [흥(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
興 (eumhun 흥취(興趣) 흥 (heungchwi heung))
- Hanja form? of 흥 (“interest”).
- Hanja form? of 흥 (“excitement; fun; joy; pleasure”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 유흥 (遊興, yuheung)
- 취흥 (醉興, chwiheung)
- 감흥 (感興, gamheung)
- 고흥 (高興, goheung)
- 흥취 (興趣, heungchwi)
- 흥미 (興味, heungmi)
- 광흥 (狂興, gwangheung)
- 여흥 (餘興, yeoheung)
- 작흥 (作興, jakheung)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
興: Hán Nôm readings: hưng, hăng, hên, hứng
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