Chinese symbol for “adaptability”
适应性
shì yìng xìng
Traditional: 適應性
adaptability; flexibility
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adaptability is 适应性 (shì yìng xìng), defined as: adaptability; flexibility.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adaptability”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 适应性.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 适当 (適當) | shì dàng | suitable; appropriate |
| 适用 (適用) | shì yòng | to be applicable |
| 合适 (合適) | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 舒适 (舒適) | shū shì | cozy; snug |
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adaptability”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.