Trace Panda
■ radical

xìng

to thrive

How it’s built

Depicts four hands (舁) working together (同) to raise something. The simplified character 兴 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 興.

舁
simplified

lift; raise — Shorthand for the 舁 component in the traditional character 興.

同
simplified

same; together — Shorthand for the 同 component in the traditional character 興.

Through the ages

Bronze script
Seal script
興
Traditional script
Cursive script

Appears in

Characters that use 兴 as a component, most common first.

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