性质
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
性质 (xìngzhì) · nature
性质 (xìngzhì) means “nature; characteristic”. It is written with 2 characters: 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)) + 质 (essence). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 性质 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)
质 zhì · essence
What 质 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两份工作的性质不同。Zhè liǎng fèn gōngzuò de xìngzhì bùtóng.These two jobs are different in nature.
这是什么性质的问题？Zhè shì shénme xìngzhì de wèntí?What kind of problem is this?
Questions about 性质
What does 性质 mean?
性质 (xìngzhì) means “nature; characteristic”.
How do you pronounce 性质?
性质 is pronounced xìngzhì.
Which HSK level is 性质?
性质 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 性别xìngbiégender
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 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 性质 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.