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Chinese symbol for “prosper”

兴旺
xīng wàng
Traditional: 興旺
prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prosper is 兴旺 (xīng wàng), defined as: prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

兴 xīng
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
旺 wàng
to flourish, to prosper; prosperous
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prosper”

WordPinyinMeaning
枝繁叶茂 (枝繁葉茂)zhī fán yè mào(of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish
亨祚hēng zuòto prosper; to flourish
兴荣 (興榮)xīng róngto flourish; to prosper
发达 (發達)fā dáwell-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兴旺.

WordPinyinMeaning
兴趣 (興趣)xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
高兴 (高興)gāo xìnghappy; glad
兴奋 (興奮)xīng fènexcited; excitement
兴建 (興建)xīng jiànto build; to construct
新兴 (新興)xīn xīng(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging
兴起 (興起)xīng qǐto rise; to spring up
旺盛wàng shèngvigorous; exuberant
旺季wàng jìbusy season; peak period

See also: Japanese symbol for “prosper”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.