性(xìng)

HSK 38 strokes

nature

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Character information

Pinyin
xìng
Meaning
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:个
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 性 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄生

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 生 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn生shēng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 性 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 性

Common words using 性 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gè个xìng性
HSK 3

individuality

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yī一cì次xìng性
HSK 6

one-off (offer)

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zhōng中xìng性
HSK 7-9

neutral

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rén人xìng性
HSK 7-9

human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes

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tā他xìng性

otherness

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yī一zhì致xìng性

consistency; coherence; uniformity

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yī一bān般xìng性

general

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yī一guò过xìng性

(medicine) transient; temporary

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From 性’s common words

个一次中人他致般

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