China News Service, Hong Kong, February 7 (Reporter Liu Dawei) The Democratic Alliance for the Advancement of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong's largest political group, announced the results of the "Hong Kong Annual Chinese Character Selection 2023" on the 7th. The character "Xing" was selected as Hong Kong's 2023 Chinese Character of the Year.
The "Hong Kong Annual Chinese Character Selection 2023" voting was held from January 2 to February 1 this year, attracting a total of 4,612 people to participate. Among the 10 candidate Chinese characters for "Xing", "Yun", "Xuan", "Min", "Jian", "Lv", "Ye", "Shou", "Fu" and "Zhi", the character "Xing" was elected with 1,604 votes.
The organizer of the event explained the word "Xing" as "thriving, rising", and the social event represented is "Hong Kong has got rid of the epidemic in the past year, and the economy is gradually improving. It is at a critical moment from governance to prosperity. As long as we cherish the opportunity If we seek development, we will be able to create greater glories."
Tsang Yuk-shing, chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Advancement of China and former chairman of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the traditional Chinese character "Xing" (Xing) has a "同" character in the middle, and the left and right structures are like two hands, which means that only all sectors of society work together to achieve success. Only by pushing Hong Kong's development to new heights can we achieve prosperity and prosperity.
In addition, "Zhi" and "Fu" were the second and third most voted Chinese characters of the year respectively. Among them, the word "governance" means that after the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, national security has been effectively guaranteed, Hong Kong has turned from chaos to governance, and social stability has returned; the word "recovery" reflects that with the full "customs clearance" with the mainland, Hong Kong society has fully entered the restoration stage. often.
The "Hong Kong Annual Chinese Character Selection" event has been organized by the DAB since 2013. It aims to allow citizens to observe and reflect on the current social situation through the event, and at the same time promote Chinese culture and promote the rich connotation, conciseness and highly condensed characteristics of the Chinese language. (over)