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Chinese symbol for “nature”

性
xìng
nature; character; property; quality

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nature is 性 (xìng), defined as: nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nature”

WordPinyinMeaning
自然zì ránnature; natural
性质 (性質)xìng zhìnature; characteristic
性格xìng génature; disposition
天生tiān shēngnature; disposition
大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 性.

WordPinyinMeaning
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
性质 (性質)xìng zhìnature; characteristic
个性 (個性)gè xìngindividuality; personality
性格xìng génature; disposition
人性rén xìnghuman nature; humanity

See also: Japanese symbol for “nature”.

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.

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