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.

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HeartSemantic
To be bornPhonetic

水有流动,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

性命

xìng mìng

life

透通性

tòu tōng xìng

transparency (networking)

通用性

tōng yòng xìng

universality

速效性毒剂

sù xiào xìng dú jì

quick-acting agent

连续性

lián xù xìng

continuity

周期性

zhōu qī xìng

periodic

进行性

jìn xíng xìng

progressive

进行性失语

jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ

progressive aphasia

过敏性

guò mǐn xìng

hypersensitive

过敏性休克

guò mǐn xìng xiū kè

anaphylactic shock

过敏性反应

guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng

allergic reaction

过渡性

guò dù xìng

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