Chinese symbol for “temper”
性子
xìng zi
temper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for temper is 性子 (xìng zi), defined as: temper.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “temper”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回火 | huí huǒ | to 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 liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 节制 (節制) | jié zhì | to control; to restrict |
| 淬火 | cuì huǒ | to quench; to temper |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 性子.
| 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 |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
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.