兴 xīng prosper; prevail
Made up of [八 bā eight; 8 radical 12]Alternative traditional form of character: 興
Made with 6 strokes.
Traditional form shows elements 'to raise' and 'together' giving idea of celebration
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 八 bā component: 戴 dài (to respect) 分 fēn (divide) 共 gòng (common) 公 gōng (public) 关 guān (shut) 黄 huáng (yellow) 陵 líng (mound) 六 liù (six) 其 qí (his) 商 shāng (commerce) 四 sì (four) 穴 xué (cave)
Sounds same
星 xīng (star)Different tone
行 xíng (permitted) 姓 xìng (surname) 幸 xìng (fortunate)Pronunciation
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Cities
泰兴 Taixing, Jiangsu绍兴 Shaoxing, Zhejiang
嘉兴 Jiaxing, Zhejiang
Proverbs
望洋兴叹 wàng yáng xīng tàn To feel inadequate to perform a great task. Feel misgivings before a big endeavor. The story is of the river god of the Huanghe (Yellow River) caused a great flood that made the river a mile wide but when he met the sea he was overcome with his relative inadequacy.多难兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng A calamity that may prompt a resurgence. An encouragement to continue striving in the hope that things will improve.