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Chinese symbol for “rising”

新兴
xīn xīng
Traditional: 新興
(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rising is 新兴 (xīn xīng), defined as: (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant.

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

新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
兴 xīng
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rising”

WordPinyinMeaning
初升chū shēngrising (sun, moon etc)
上风 (上風)shàng fēngon the up; currently winning
崛立jué lìto tower over; rising (to a dominant position)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 新兴.

WordPinyinMeaning
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
创新 (創新)chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
最新zuì xīnlatest; newest
新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “rising”.

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.

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