HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

高兴

gāo xìng

happy; glad

Stroke order of 高兴

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

高 · 10 strokes兴 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Spirits rise "兴" as tall "高" as a tower: happy.

Parts: 高 tall (a tall tower) + 兴 rise; excitement

The characters in 高兴

高 gāo — tall; high (10 strokes)

Example sentence

认识你很高兴。

Nice to meet you.

Words with 高

高tall; high 高中senior high school 提高to raise; to improve 高级advanced; high-level 高速公路expressway; highway 高速high speed 跳高high jump

Words with 兴

感兴趣to be interested

More words: Feelings & thoughts

爱to love 喜欢to like 想to want; to think; to miss 觉得to think; to feel 生气angry; to get angry 笑to laugh; to smile 知道to know 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 记住to remember; to memorize 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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