性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
性质
xìngzhì
nature; property
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 工作性质不同。 Gōngzuò xìngzhì bù tóng. The nature of the work is different.
- 这个性质很重要。 Zhè ge xìngzhì hěn zhòngyào. This property is very important.
- 问题性质不一样。 Wèntí xìngzhì bù yíyàng. The nature of the problem is different.