Chinese Character 性 Meanings and components.

Form

性

Meaning

性 meaning[3] in English

Nature.

Character.

Property.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 性 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and to be born (生)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PHQM

How to write 性

To write性xing4nature you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 生sheng1to be … arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 生 = 性

性 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 性 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 性, looks as follow:

性
Pinyin:xing4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: 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]
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
生
Pinyin:sheng1
Meaning[3]: To Be Born . To Give Birth . Life . To Grow . Raw . Uncooked . Student
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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