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Translingual
Han character
興 (Kangxi radical 134, 臼 +9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹難月金 (HXBC ), four-corner 77801 , composition ⿳⿴𦥑 同 一 八 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: 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
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
興
*qʰɯŋ, *qʰɯŋs
臖
*qʰɯŋs
嬹
*qʰɯŋs
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 舁 ( “ to raise ” ) + 同 ( “ together ” ) – to hold up together.
Pronunciation 1
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
興
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xīng
Middle Chinese
‹ xing ›
Old Chinese
/*qʰ(r)əŋ/
English
lift, rise
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
興
Reading #
1/2
No.
13858
Phonetic component
興
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
興
Old Chinese
/*qʰɯŋ/
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. ] 呢排 摆酒 唔 兴 食 鱼翅 。 [Cantonese , simp. ] nei1 paai4 baai2 zau2 m4 hing1 sik6 jyu4 ci3 . These days, shark fin soup is n't popular in banquets.
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
( Teochew ) lucky ; fortunate
a surname
Descendants
→ Thai: เฮง ( heng ) ( via Teochew )
→ Khmer: ហេង ( heng ) [ 1]
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
興
Reading #
2/2
No.
13859
Phonetic component
興
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
興
Old Chinese
/*qʰɯŋs/
Definitions
興
excitement ; interest ; mood in doing something
高興 / 高兴 ― gāoxìng ― happy
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
( Suzhounese ) bustling ; lively
Synonym: 熱鬧 / 热闹 ( Standard )
今朝 禮拜日 ,觀 前 興 得來 路 匣 勿 好 走 。 [Suzhounese , trad. ] 今朝 礼拜日 ,观 前 兴 得来 路 匣 勿 好 走 。 [Suzhounese , simp. ] From: 1993 , 蘇州方言詞典 , page 20It's Sunday today, the road ahead is very lively and it's not easily traversable.
Compounds
References
^ Headley, R. K. 1977. Cambodian-English Dictionary . Catholic University Press. SEAlang Library Khmer.
Japanese
Kanji
興
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
entertain
revive
retrieve
interest
pleasure
Readings
Noun
興( きょう ) • (kyō )
entertainment ; pleasure ; interest
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 興 (MC xing ).
Pronunciation
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 xingH ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
興 (eumhun 흥취 (興趣 ) 흥 )
hanja form? of 흥 ( “ interest ” )
hanja form? of 흥 ( “ excitement ; fun ; joy ; pleasure ” )
Compounds
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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