Chinese symbol for “inborn”
受性
shòu xìng
inborn (ability, defect)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inborn is 受性 (shòu xìng), defined as: inborn (ability, defect).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “inborn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先天 | xiān tiān | embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 (hòu tiān)); inborn; innate; natural |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 受性.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy; to live it up |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty; victim |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inborn”.
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.