性

xìng

nature

character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]

heart (忄) + born (生) = innate nature and character

忄 carries the meaning: what lives in the heart shapes who you are. 生 mainly gives the sound xìng and hints at something innate, present from birth.

忄+生→性
忄HeartSemantic
生To be bornPhonetic

水有流动性,会从高处流向低处。

shuǐ yǒu liú dòng xìng, huì cóng gāo chù liú xiàng dī chù.

Water has fluidity and flows from high places to low places.

这种材料的弹性很好,不容易断裂。

zhè zhǒng cái liào de tán xìng hěn hǎo, bù róng yì duàn liè.

This material has very good elasticity and does not break easily.

Words with 性

性感

xìng gǎn

sex appeal

惰性

duò xìng

inert (chemistry)

物理性质

wù lǐ xìng zhì

physical property

争议性

zhēng yì xìng

controversial

过敏性

guò mǐn xìng

hypersensitive

可能性

kě néng xìng

possibility; probability

复杂性

fù zá xìng

complexity

自愿性

zì yuàn xìng

voluntary

刺激性

cì jī xìng

thrilling

季节性

jì jié xìng

seasonal

随机性

suí jī xìng

randomness

德性

dé xìng

moral integrity

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