性 xìng

  1. xìng noun gender
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 性别 (ABC 'xìng' 性 bf 3; Guoyu '性' n 3; Unihan '性'; XHZD '性' 2, p. 839)
  2. xìng suffix suffix corresponding to -ness
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (XHZD '性' 2, p. 839)
  3. xìng noun nature; disposition
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 本性 (ABC 'xìng' 性 bf 1; Guoyu '性' n 1; Kroll 2015 '性' 1, p. 510; XHZD '性' 1, p. 838)
  4. xìng particle a suffix corresponding to -ness
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (ABC 'xìng' 性 suf)
  5. xìng noun grammatical gender
    Domain: Linguistics 语言学
    Notes: As used in European lanuages: masculine, feminine, or neuter (ABC 'xìng' 性 bf 4)
  6. xìng noun a property; a quality
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 药性 medicinal property (ABC 'xìng' 性 bf 2; Guoyu '性' n 2; Kroll 2015 '性' 2a, p. 510; Unihan '性'; XHZD '性' 1, p. 838)
  7. xìng noun life; destiny
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生命 (Guoyu '性' n 4)
  8. xìng noun sexual desire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生命 (Guoyu '性' n 5)
  9. xìng noun scope
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 范围 (Guoyu '性' n 7)

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