性能
Old HSK 6
性能 (xìngnéng) · performance
性能 (xìngnéng) means “performance; function”. It is written with 2 characters: 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)) + 能 (can). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 性能 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)
能 néng · can
What 能 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这辆车的性能很好。Zhè liàng chē de xìngnéng hěn hǎo.This car performs very well.
新电脑的性能比旧的高很多。Xīn diànnǎo de xìngnéng bǐ jiù de gāo hěnduō.The new computer's performance is much better than the old one's.
Questions about 性能
What does 性能 mean?
性能 (xìngnéng) means “performance; function”.
How do you pronounce 性能?
性能 is pronounced xìngnéng.
Which HSK level is 性能?
性能 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 性别xìngbiégender
- 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
Learn 性能 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 204: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.