性 — Chinese character
性
xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
- Pinyin
- xìng
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 忄 生
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 忄; sound component 生
- Japanese
- 性 as a kanji
Common words with 性
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 性质 (性質) | xìng zhì | nature; characteristic |
| 个性 (個性) | gè xìng | individuality; personality |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature; disposition |
| 人性 | rén xìng | human nature; humanity |
| 性别 (性別) | xìng bié | sex; gender |
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance; behavior |
| 性感 | xìng gǎn | sex appeal; eroticism |
| 同性恋 (同性戀) | tóng xìng liàn | homosexuality; gay person |
| 特性 | tè xìng | property; characteristic |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason; rationality |
English words written with 性
性 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 37 · Zhuangzi 84 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 11
- Analects 5.12
- Analects 17.2
- Art of War 5.22
- Mencius 3A.1
- Mencius 4B.26
- Mencius 6A.1
- Mencius 6A.2
- Mencius 6A.3
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