欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng · HSK 7
flourishing
🌱 欣 (joyful) + 欣 (joyful) + 向 (toward) + 荣 (glory/flourish) = joyfully thriving toward glory
Doubling 欣欣 stacks the gladness, then 向荣 points it toward flourishing — the whole idiom describes plants or ventures growing lush and thriving. 荣 itself originally meant a flowering, glory-bringing tree.
向 — roof 宀 + mouth 口
Originally a pictograph of a house with a north-facing window, showing an opening in a wall under a roof. The early meaning was 'north window,' which extended to 'the direction something faces,' then broadly to 'toward' or 'direction.' The modern shape simplified the window into 口.