xìng

nature; character; quality

HSK 4 #122

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 122nd character
Radical ⼼ (61.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1268

Definitions

性 xìng
  1. 1. nature
  2. 2. character
  3. 3. quality
  4. 4. property
  5. 5. attribute
  6. 6. sex
  7. 7. gender
  8. 8. sexuality
  9. 9. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
  10. 10. suffix forming adjective from verb
  11. 11. essence
  12. 12. CL

Stroke order

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Words containing 性

Word Meaning
malignant; vicious (circle); runaway (inflation)
seriousness
authenticity; truthfulness; veracity
national
nature; temperament
patience; endurance
explosive; fig. shocking
female
magnetic; magnetism
active; (chemistry) activity; activated
real; the nature of sth
protective
symbolic; token; emblem
temper
destructive
infectious; epidemic
spirituality; spiritual nature
brutal
brave; unyielding; staunch
congenital; intrinsic; innateness
neurological; neural; mental
global; worldwide
orgasm; climax
asexual (reproduction); sexless
diversity; variegation