性别
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
性别 (xìngbié) · gender
性别 (xìngbié) means “gender; sex”. It is written with 2 characters: 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)) + 别 (don't). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 性别 is built
The characters
性 xìng · -ness (suffix for quality)
What 性 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
别 bié · don't
What 别 is made of
- 另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请写上你的名字和性别。Qǐng xiě shàng nǐ de míngzi hé xìngbié.Please write your name and gender.
这个工作对性别有要求吗？Zhège gōngzuò duì xìngbié yǒu yāoqiú ma?Does this job have any gender requirement?
Questions about 性别
What does 性别 mean?
性别 (xìngbié) means “gender; sex”.
How do you pronounce 性别?
性别 is pronounced xìngbié.
Which HSK level is 性别?
性别 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 性质xìngzhìnature
- 记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)
- 慢性mànxìngchronic
- 人性rénxìnghuman nature
- 任性rènxìngwilful
- 索性suǒxìngmight as well
- 弹性tánxìngelasticity
- 性感xìnggǎnsexy
Learn 性别 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.