xìng

nature, character, sex

HSK 4 #122

DEFINITIONS

性 xìng
  • 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:個|个[ge4]

STROKES

WORDS

化 nǚ xìng huà to feminize; feminization
安全 ān quán xìng security; safety
选择 xuǎn zé xìng selective; selectiveness; selectivity
革命 gé mìng xìng revolutionary
实质 shí zhì xìng substantive; substantial; material; considerable
liǎng xìng male and female; both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc); (chemistry) amphoteric
可行 kě xíng xìng feasibility
liáng xìng positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc)
完整 wán zhěng xìng integrity; completeness
guàn xìng (physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
shēng xìng natural disposition
子 jí xìng zi impetuous person; excitable person
liè xìng strong; intense; spirited; virulent
确定 què dìng xìng determinacy
shuǐ xìng swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)
争议 zhēng yì xìng controversial
化 nán xìng huà to masculinize; masculinization
习惯 xí guàn xìng customary
过敏 guò mǐn xìng hypersensitive; allergic reaction; anaphylaxis
代表 dài biǎo xìng representativeness; representative; typical
dìng xìng to determine the nature (usually of error or crime); to determine chemical composition; qualitative; fixed
悲剧 bēi jù xìng tragic
煽动 shān dòng xìng provocative
合理 hé lǐ xìng reason; rationality; rationale; reasonableness
yǐn xìng hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)