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The character "兴" in its traditional form "興" visually depicts a collective action, originating from an ideogram showing multiple hands raising a heavy object like a tray or ritual vessel together. This foundational image conveyed meanings of lifting, raising, or starting, ideas inherently tied to communal effort and initiation. Over time, the semantic field of the character expanded from this concrete sense of a physical beginning to encompass more abstract notions of flourishing, prosperity, and energetic excitement, as the act of jointly lifting something came to metaphorically represent the rise or thriving of a state, undertaking, or mood. The modern simplified form "兴" is a streamlined retention of the top portion of the traditional character, preserving a distinct graphical form while carrying forward this evolved spectrum of meanings from "to rise" to "to prosper" and "interest or enthusiasm".
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他很高兴见到你。
我对足球感兴趣。
这个消息令人兴奋。
国家正在复兴文化。
兴办教育是重要的。
经济发展兴衰无常。
他带着浓厚的兴致学习中文。
通过创新，企业才能兴旺。