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兴盛 (xīng shèng) — flourishing, thriving, prosperous

Definition

兴盛 (xīng shèng) describes a flourishing state — economy, industry, or culture over time. More formal than 繁荣, broader in scope than the commerce-focused 兴隆/兴旺.

adjective
flourishingthrivingprosperous

Examples

  • 兴盛。
    Zhè zuò chéng shì de wén huà chǎn yè zhèng zài zhú jiàn xīng shèng.
    The cultural industry of this city is gradually flourishing.
  • ，兴盛。
    Zài hé píng nián dài, yì shù chuàng zuò yóu qí xīng shèng.
    In times of peace, artistic creation particularly thrives.
  • 兴盛。
    Tā men jiā zú de shēng yì zì qīng dài jiù kāi shǐ xīng shèng le.
    Their family's business has been flourishing since the Qing Dynasty.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

兴xīngrise
盛shèngprosperous

兴 conveys rising or flourishing, and 盛 adds fullness or prosperity; together they describe thriving growth.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

Open 兴 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
皿皿mǐn
Sound part声符shēngfú
成
成chéng盛shèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盛 combines 成 as a sound part with 皿 as a meaning part; the 皿 side points to a vessel, which fits meanings such as hold and fill.

Open 盛 →
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