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
性情
xìngqíng
temperament; disposition
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的性情温和，却在原则问题上表现得异常坚定。 Tā de xìngqíng wēnhé, què zài yuánzé wèntí shàng biǎoxiàn de yìcháng jiāndìng. His temperament is gentle, yet he shows unusual firmness on matters of principle.
- 她性情开朗，走到哪儿都有很多朋友。 Tā xìngqíng kāilǎng, zǒu dào nǎr dōu yǒu hěnduō péngyou. She is cheerful and has many friends wherever she goes.
- 人上了年纪以后，性情往往会变得更平和。 Rén shàngle niánjì yǐhòu, xìngqíng wǎngwǎng huì biàn de gèng pínghé. When people get older, their temperament often becomes calmer.
Related words
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 男性 nánxìng male
- 女性 nǚxìng woman; female
- 特性 tèxìng special feature
- 性能 xìngnéng performance
- 理性 lǐxìng rational, reasonable; reason
- 弹性 tánxìng elasticity
- 性价比 xìngjiàbǐ cost-performance ratio