興

Derived characters

 * 嬹, 䕟, 𦧅, 𠔻

Glyph origin
– to hold up together.

Definitions

 * 1) to rise; to get up
 * 2) to thrive; to prosper; to flourish
 * 3) prosperous; flourishing
 * 4) to be popular; to be fashionable
 * 5) to start; to build; to establish
 * 6) to elect; to promote
 * 7) to succeed; to achieve success
 * 8) to send; to dispatch; to launch; to mount
 * 9) to collect; to recruit
 * 10) to do; to perform
 * 11) to advocate; to encourage
 * 12) to indulge; to spoil
 * 13)  to allow; to permit
 * 14) maybe; perhaps
 * 15)  lucky; fortunate
 * 1)  lucky; fortunate

Definitions

 * 1) excitement; interest; mood in doing something
 * 2) sensual desire; sexual desire; passion
 * 3)  to like; to be fond of; to love
 * 4) to liken; to analogise
 * 5)  metaphor
 * 6)  association; speaking first of something else to lead up to the main theme
 * 7)  bustling; lively
 * 1)  bustling; lively

Kanji

 * 1) entertain
 * 2) revive
 * 3) retrieve
 * 4) interest
 * 5) pleasure

Noun

 * 1) entertainment; pleasure; interest

Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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