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Chinese symbol for “temper”

性子
xìng zi
temper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for temper is 性子 (xìng zi), defined as: temper.

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
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “temper”

WordPinyinMeaning
回火huí huǒto temper (iron); to flare back
淬炼 (淬煉)cuì liàn(fig.) to temper; to forge; to toughen (through hardship or repeated trials)
锻炼 (鍛鍊)duàn liànto toughen; to temper
节制 (節制)jié zhìto control; to restrict
淬火cuì huǒto quench; to temper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 性子.

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
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “temper”.

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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