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What 兴 means in a Chinese namexīng

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兴xīng · B
tier B

兴起、兴盛。

To rise — of a person, a house, a state.

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兴于诗 Where it starts

兴于诗,立于礼,成于乐。

It begins with the Songs, is established by the rites, and is completed by music.

论语 · 泰伯篇 · our translation
How a person grows: stirred by poetry, steadied by ritual, completed by music. 孔子讲一个人是怎么长起来的:从诗开始被唤起,靠礼站住,最后在乐里完成。「兴」是第一步——被唤起。
兴邦振兴兴之兴华文兴
In a name

Being stirred, and being lifted.

「兴」是被唤起,也是被托起。