The kanji 興 primarily conveys the idea of "interest," "entertainment," "revival," "prosper," or "to arise." It often suggests a state of being lively, flourishing, or becoming active. It encapsulates the idea of things coming into being, flourishing, and being engaging.

・On-yomi (音読み): コウ (kō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おこ.る (oko.ru - to be excited, to flourish), おこ.す (oko.su - to raise, to arouse)

⚫︎ 興味 (きょうみ) Translation: interest ⚫︎ 復興 (ふっこう) Translation: reconstruction, revival ⚫︎ 興奮 (こうふん) Translation: excitement

The kanji 興 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). The semantic component is 𠔻 (usually the right part of the character, a variant of 壴, which represents a drum or musical instrument and suggests celebration or entertainment), and the phonetic component is 同 (dō), which gives the sound. The combination of these components conveys the meaning of "to arise," "to be interested in," or "to flourish" often related to joy, entertainment, and development.