Example sentences
hěn很gāo高xīng兴rèn认shí识nǐ你。
Nice to meet you.
tīng听dào到zhè这gè个wǒ我hěn很gāo高xīng兴。
I'm happy to hear that.
The story behind the character
高
The earliest 高 is a tall tower: a base, a body, a roof. Xu Shen wrote 高, 崇也: "lofty." A tower rising from the ground, that's tall.
兴
The earliest 兴 is four hands lifting one thing together. Xu Shen wrote 兴, 起也: "to rise." Four hands hoisting. That's 兴.