PINYIN

xīng

DEFINITION
  • to rise
  • to flourish
  • to become popular
  • to start
  • to encourage
  • to get up
  • (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
  • maybe (dialect)
EXAMPLE
兴奋 / xīng fèn 
excited / excitement
PINYIN

xìng

DEFINITION
  • feeling or desire to do sth
  • interest in sth
  • excitement
EXAMPLE
高兴 / gāo xìng / happy