性
- 122nd most frequent character
- Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 638 words
- Component in 0 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. xìng (xing4)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]
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 性 xìng (xing4)The component 忄 is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
Example Words
Common
rén xìng (ren2 xing4)human nature • humanity • human • the totality of human attributes
rèn xìng (ren4 xing4)willful • headstrong • uninhibited
nǚ xìng (nu:3 xing4)woman • the female sex
xìng gǎn (xing4 gan3)sex appeal • eroticism • sexuality • sexy
xìng gé (xing4 ge2)nature • disposition • temperament • character • CL:個|个[ge4]
gǎn xìng (gan3 xing4)perception • perceptual • sensibility • sensitive • emotional • sentimental
lǐ xìng (li3 xing4)reason • rationality • rational
nán xìng (nan2 xing4)the male sex • a male
yì xìng (yi4 xing4)the opposite sex • of the opposite sex • heterosexual • different in nature
Uncommon
yī cì xìng (yi1 ci4 xing4)one-off (offer) • one-time • single-use • disposable (goods)
zhōng xìng (zhong1 xing4)neutral
dài biǎo xìng (dai4 biao3 xing4)representative • typical
fó xìng (Fo2 xing4)Buddha nature
xiān tiān xìng (xian1 tian1 xing4)congenital • intrinsic • innateness
gòng xìng (gong4 xing4)overall character
cì jī xìng (ci4 ji1 xing4)thrilling • exciting • stimulating • irritating • provocative • pungent • spicy
kě néng xìng (ke3 neng2 xing4)possibility • probability
tóng xìng (tong2 xing4)same nature • homosexual
pǐn xìng (pin3 xing4)nature • characteristic • moral character
tiān xìng (tian1 xing4)inborn
nǚ xìng huà (nu:3 xing4 hua4)to feminize • feminization
ān quán xìng (an1 quan2 xing4)security • safety
dìng xìng (ding4 xing4)to determine the nature (usually of error or crime) • to determine chemical composition • qualitative • fixed
dé xing (de2 xing5)revolting behaviour (coll.)
xīn xìng (xin1 xing4)one's nature • temperament
jí xìng (ji2 xing4)acute
jí xìng zi (ji2 xing4 zi5)impetuous person • excitable person
xìng jiāo (xing4 jiao1)sexual intercourse
xìng qǔ xiàng (xing4 qu3 xiang4)sexual orientation (e.g. gay)
xìng mìng (xing4 ming4)life
xìng qì guān (xing4 qi4 guan1)sexual organ
xìng dì (xing4 di4)innate quality • natural disposition
xìng zi (xing4 zi5)temper
xìng qíng (xing4 qing2)nature • temperament
xìng shēng huó (xing4 sheng1 huo2)sex life
xìng bìng (xing4 bing4)sexually transmitted disease • venereal disease
xìng néng (xing4 neng2)function • performance
wù xìng (wu4 xing4)perception • wits • power of understanding • comprehension
è xìng (e4 xing4)malignant • wicked • vicious (circle) • producing evil • rapid (decline) • runaway (inflation)
duò xìng (duo4 xing4)inert (chemistry) • apathy • inertia • laziness
màn xìng (man4 xing4)slow and patient • chronic (disease) • slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
màn xìng bìng (man4 xing4 bing4)a chronic illness • a disease that takes effect slowly
chéng xìng (cheng2 xing4)to become second nature • by nature
fàng shè xìng (fang4 she4 xing4)radioactive
mǐn gǎn xìng (min3 gan3 xing4)sensitive • sensitivity
běn xìng (ben3 xing4)natural instincts • nature • inherent quality
běn xìng nán yí (ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2)It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. • Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
dú xìng (du2 xing4)toxicity
huó xìng (huo2 xing4)(chemistry) activity • active • activated
liú dòng xìng (liu2 dong4 xing4)flowing • shifting • fluidity • mobility • liquidity (of funds)
tè xìng (te4 xing4)property • characteristic
shēng xìng (sheng1 xing4)natural disposition
bìng dú xìng (bing4 du2 xing4)viral
zhēn shí xìng (zhen1 shi2 xing4)authenticity • truthfulness • veracity • reality • validity
cí xìng (ci2 xing4)magnetic • magnetism
bǐng xìng (bing3 xing4)innate character • natural disposition • attitude
suǒ xìng (suo3 xing4)you might as well (do it) • simply • just
nài xìng (nai4 xing4)patience • endurance
liáng xìng (liang2 xing4)positive (in its effect) • leading to good consequences • virtuous • benign (e.g. tumor)
suān xìng (suan1 xing4)acidity
zhòng yào xìng (zhong4 yao4 xing4)importance
yě xìng (ye3 xing4)wild nature • unruliness
xióng xìng (xiong2 xing4)male
cí xìng (ci2 xing4)female