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性
Mandarin · pinyin xìng
Meanings
- nature
- character
- property
- quality
- attribute
- sexuality
- sex
- gender
- suffix forming adjective from verb
- suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
- essence
- Classifier: 個 gè
Characters in this entry
- 性
- xìng · nature, character, sex
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Mandarin tones
4 · xing4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sing3
Cantonese word readings for 性. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- nature; character; personality
- sex; gender
- (grammar) gender
- sexual intercourse
- -ness; -ity (suffix forming nouns and adjectives, denoting qualities)
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