性 meaning and pronunciation

性
Simplified/traditional character

性 English definition

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]

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 兴 : feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement;
  • 姓 : family name; surname; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be surnamed;
  • 婞 : upright;
  • 幸 : trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit; variant of 幸[xing4];
  • 悻 : angry;
  • 杏 : apricot; almond;
  • 涬 : watery expanse;
  • 臖 : to swell; swelling;
  • 興 : Hing
  • 荇 : yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum);
  • 莕 : Nymphoides peltatum;

Sentences examples with 性

  • 请在表格的第二行填写性别。
    Qǐng zài biǎogé de dì èr háng tiánxiě xìngbié.
  • 我妻子的性格非常好，从不发脾气。
    Wǒ qīzi dì xìnggé fēicháng hǎo, cóng bù fā píqì.

Words containing 性, by HSK level

福 修