性 — property
property (suffix); sex
How to pronounce it
性 is read xìng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 生 shēng “be born”: what you're given at birth. Sounds the same as 姓.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “性”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 性. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请写一下你的姓名、年龄和性别。qǐngxiěyíxiànǐdexìngmíng,niánlínghéxìngbiéPlease write your name, age and sex.
- 我们公司的女性比男性多。wǒmengōngsīdenǚxìngbǐnánxìngduōOur company has more women than men.
- 她性格很好，脾气也很好。tāxìnggéhěnhǎo,píqiyěhěnhǎoShe has a great personality and a gentle temper.
- 他们兄弟俩性格不一样tāmenxiōngdìliǎxìnggébùyíyàngThe two brothers have different personalities.
- 这种可能性很小zhèzhǒngkěnéngxìnghěnxiǎoThe chance of that is very small.
- 我不用一次性筷子wǒbúyòngyícìxìngkuàiziI don’t use disposable chopsticks.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The language of newspapers and documents”
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Frequently asked questions
What does 性 mean?
性 (xìng) means “property (suffix); sex”.
How do you write 性?
性 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 性?
性 is read xìng. Tones: xìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“property” in the lesson “The language of newspapers and documents”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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