TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
興
興 ＝ 舁 ＋ 同
ㄒㄧㄥ · xīng/xìng
verb — to rise, flourish (xīng); noun — interest, mood (xìng)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
舁義four hands lifting togethertwo pairs of hands 𦥑 around the edges; the lifting is lost in the modern 臼-like top and bottom
Hands all round (舁) heave at once, together (同) — a thing lifted, raised up. The four hands are buried in the modern frame. From raising came rising and flourishing (xīng), and the lift of spirits, interest (xìng): 興起、高興、興趣.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
幾雙手（舁）一齊使勁，同時（同）把它抬了起來。
Several pairs of hands (舁) strain at once, together (同), and heave it up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
xīng
(本義)興起、興旺— to rise, flourish常用
→興建、復興— to start up, revive
xìng
(本義)興致、興趣— interest, mood, zest常用
→高興、助興— in high spirits
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension