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
tenderness
tenderness
lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage shì jūn tǐ)
solubility; soluble
to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
deliquescent
catastrophic
catastrophic
inflammatory (medicine)
inflammation response
inflammation response
asexual (reproduction); sexless
asexual reproduction
asexual reproduction
aseptic
aseptic
to vent anger
provocative
(idiom) nurture makes second nature
explosive; explosive power
explosive; explosive power
controversial
obstinacy; mulishness
physical property