性 meaning and pronunciation

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

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