(xìng)

HSK 38 strokes

trusted

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xìng
Meaning
trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit; variant of 幸[xing4]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱土⿱丷干

Two men, one alive 土 and one dead 干; the living one is lucky

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xìng
HSK 3

happiness

Open 幸福 page →
xìngyùn
HSK 3

fortunate; lucky

Open 幸运 page →
xìng
HSK 5

misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:个

Open 不幸 page →
xìngmiǎn
HSK 7-9

to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

Open 幸免 page →
xìngcún
HSK 7-9

to survive (a disaster)

Open 幸存 page →
xìnghǎo
HSK 7-9

fortunately

Open 幸好 page →
xìngkuī
HSK 7-9

fortunately

Open 幸亏 page →
qìngxìng
HSK 7-9

to rejoice; to be glad

Open 庆幸 page →

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