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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xing4
- English meanings
- nature, character, sex, gender
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 忄; right 生.
Meaning & sound clues
忄 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.
生 is identified as the sound component (shēng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 性.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rise; flourish
punishment; penalty
mold
name
fortunate; lucky
form
star; week
orangutan; scarlet
fishy (smell)
go
wake
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一次性
- 个性
- 中性
- 人性
- 公益性
- 共性
- 天性
- 女性
- 属性
- 异性
- 弹性
- 急性
- 性价比
- 性别
- 性命
- 性情
- 性格
- 性能
- 性质
- 恶性
- 惯性
- 感性
- 慢性
- 本性
- 特性
- 理性
- 男性
- 索性
- 耐性
- 良性
- 阳性
- 阴性
- 隐性
- 韧性