How to write 興

興 (xīng) 1. 举办，发动: to organize, to initiate. 例: 兴办 (to set up), 兴工 (to initiate work), 兴学 (to promote education), 兴建 (to construct), 兴叹 (to exclaim), 百废待兴 (many things awaiting revival). 2. 起来: to rise, to get up. 例: 夙兴夜寐 (to get up early and sleep late). 3. 旺盛: flourishing, prosperous. 例: 兴盛 (flourishing), 兴旺 (prosperous), 兴隆 (prosperous), 兴衰 (prosperity and decline), 复兴 (revive), 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 (the rise and fall of a country is a shared responsibility). 4. 流行，盛行: popular, prevailing. 例: 时兴 (in vogue), 新兴 (emerging). 5. 准许: to permit. 例: 不兴胡闹 (do not allow nonsense). 6. 或许: perhaps, possibly. 例: 兴许 (might be). 7. 姓: a surname. --- 兴 (xīng) [动] 本义: 兴起; 起来: to rise; to get up. 造字法: 会意。fr om 舁 (yú: to carry) and 同 (tóng: together). 1. 同本义 (rise; get up). 引: 《说文》: 兴，起也; 《诗·卫风·氓》: 夙兴夜寐; 《诗·小雅·斯干》: 乃寝乃兴; 《易·同人》: 三岁不兴; 《礼记·中庸》: 其言足以兴. 2. 使兴盛; 流行 (to thrive; prosper; be popular). 引: ——言可以兴邦，有诸?——《论语·子路》; 司马迁《报任安书》: 稽其成败兴坏之纪; 《资治通鉴》: 叔父建中兴之业，在此行也. 3. 开始办理; 创办 (to start; to establish). 引: 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》: 百废具兴. 4. 推举; 选拔 (to promote). 引: 《周礼·夏官·大司马》: 进贤兴功，以作邦国. 5. 成功 (to succeed). 引: 《国语·楚语上》: 教备而不从者，非人也。其可兴乎! 6. 派遣; 发动 (to dispatch; to initiate). 引: 《左传·僖公三十三年》: 遽兴姜戎. 7. 征发 (to collect, to recruit). 引: 《资治通鉴》: 今者兴发不小，动而无成. 8. 作 (to do). 引: 《周礼》: 凡小祭祀则不兴舞. 9. 提倡 (to encourage). 引: 如: 大兴调查研究之风. 10. 方言。许可 (to permit). 引: 如: 不兴胡说. 11. 宠; 惯 (to indulge). 引: 《红楼梦》: 都是你兴的他，我只和你算账就完了. --- 兴 (xìng) [名] 1. 兴致，情趣: excitement; interest; mood to do something. 引: 王勃《滕王阁序》: 遥吟俯畅，逸兴遄飞; 兴尽悲来，识盈虚之有数. 2. 诗歌表现手法之一: to lead into the main theme. 引: 清·洪亮吉《北江诗话一》: 以及李杜元白诸大家，最多兴体. 3. 情欲: passion. 4. 一种修辞手段，即比喻: metaphor. --- 兴 (xìng) [动] 1. 喜欢; 喜爱: to like. 引: 《红楼梦》：你瞧他兴的这样儿!