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+ English Meaning
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Traditional Character: +
+ is only found in HSK 5.
This character forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
This character forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
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Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
性 (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(gè)
- 忄 (xin): heart
- 生 (shēng): be born
能 (néng): can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- 厶 (sī): secret
- 月 (yuè): flesh
- 匕 (bǐ): spoon / man overthrown
- 匕 (bǐ): spoon / man overthrown
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 性
HSK 4 Word List
- 性别 (xìng bié): gender; sex; distinguishing between the sexes
- 性格 (xìng gé): nature (temperament); nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 个性 (gè xìng): individuality; personality
- 性质 (xìng zhì): nature; characteristic; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 记性 (jì xing): memory; recall
- 慢性 (màn xìng): slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
- 人性 (rén xìng): human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
- 任性 (rèn xìng): willful; headstrong; uninhibited
- 索性 (suǒ xìng): you might as well (do it); simply; just
- 弹性 (tán xìng): flexibility; elasticity (physics)
- 性感 (xìng gǎn): sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy
- 性命 (xìng mìng): life
- 性能 (xìng néng): function; performance
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 能
HSK 1 Word List
- 能(néng): to be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able; capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
HSK 2 Word List
- 可能(kě néng): might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 能力(néng lì): capability; capable; able; ability; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 功能(gōng néng): function; capability
- 能干(néng gàn): capable; competent
- 能源(néng yuán): energy; power source; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 本能(běn néng): instinct
- 力所能及(lì suǒ néng jí): as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one’s ability; within one’s powers
- 难能可贵(nán néng kě guì): rare and commendable; estimable
- 能量(néng liàng): energy; capabilities
- 无能为力(wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
- 性能(xìng néng): function; performance
- 职能(zhí néng): function; role
- 智能(zhì néng): intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb, etc.)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
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