复兴

fù xīng · HSK 7

to revive; to rejuvenate

🏘️ 复 (fù) = restore/revive + 兴 (xīng) = flourish/rise

复兴 literally means revival or renaissance. Here it names two unrelated places: Fuxing district in Handan (Hebei) and Fuxing township in Taoyuan county (north Taiwan). Both place names borrow the auspicious revive+flourish compound.

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