性 xìng
noun | suffix
: nature; character
: property
: quality; attribute
: sexuality; sex; gender
: suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence
Kun Reading
性 | さが saga
noun
: one’s nature; one’s destiny
: custom; tradition; habit
On Reading
性 | せい sei
noun
: nature (of a person)
: sex
: gender
: (Suffix) -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy
性 | しょう shou
noun | noun suffix
: nature (of a person or thing)
: (Buddhist term) that which does not change according to external influences
性質[质] xing4zhi4: nature; characteristic
[性質 | せいしつ seishitsu: nature; property; disposition]
性器 xing4qi4: sex organ
[せいき seiki: genital]
性格 xing4ge2: nature; disposition; temperament; character
[せいかく seikaku: character; personality; disposition; nature]
性能 xing4neng2: function; performance
[せいのう seinou: ability; performance; efficiency]
性無能 xing4 wu2neng2 : impotent
性別[别] xing4bie2: gender; sex; distinguishing between the sexes
[性別 | せいべつ seibetsu: distinction by sex; sex; gender]
性命 xing4ming4: life
任性ren4xing4: willful; headstrong; unruly
個[个]性 ge4xing4: individuality; personality
積極性 [积极性] ji1ji2 xing4: zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity
[積極性 | せっきょくせい sekkyokusei: assertiveness; positiveness]
女性 nü3xing4: woman; the female sex
[じょせい shosei: woman; female;
: (Linguistic term) feminine gender]
惡[恶]性 e4xing4: malignant; wicked; disgusting; vicious (circle); producing evil; rapid (decline); runaway (inflation)
同性戀者 [同性恋者] tong2 xing4 lian4 zhe3: homosexual; gay person
[同性愛者 | どうせいあいしゃ douseiaisha: homosexual (person)]
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
性が合う | しょうがあう shou ga au
: to get along well with
性に合う | しょうにあう shou ni au
: to be congenial; to agree with one
性格美人 | せいかくびじん seikaku bijin
: (yoji) woman with a wonderful personality
性の解放 | せいのかいほう sei no kaihou
: sexual liberation
泥棒根性 | どろぼうこんじょう dorobou konjou
: (yoji) underhand character; thievish nature
理性の箍 | りせいのたが risei notaga
: the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
盗人根性 | ぬすびとこんじょう nusubito konjou OR ぬすっとこんじょう nusutto konjou
: (yoji) thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
職人根性 | しょくにんこんじょう shokunin konjou
: (yoji) spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman’s) pride in his work
資性英明 | しせいえいめい shisei eimei
: (yoji) wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents
習い性と成る | ならいせいとなる narai seito naru
: Habit is a second nature
生酔い本性違わず | なまよいほんしょうたがわず namayoi honshou tagawazu
: In wine there is truth
Chinese common word | chengyu 成語 | expression | idiom
本性難移 [本性难移] ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
: It is hard to change one’s essential nature. You can’t change who you are
熏陶成性 xun1 tao2 cheng2 xing4
: nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation
世界性古老問題 [世界性古老问题] shi4 jie4 xing4 gu3 lao3 wen4 ti2
: a problem as old as the world itself
好記性不如爛筆頭 [好记性不如烂笔头] hao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 lan4 bi3 tou2
: the palest ink is better than the best memory
江山易改，本性難移 [江山易改，本性难移] jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
: it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one’s character; you can’t change who you are.
形声 Pictophonetic.
忄 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
生 (sheng1: life) provides the sound.
Examples:
他的女兒很任性。
ta1de nü3er2 hen3 ren4xing4
His daughter is very headstrong (willful).
