性 (xìng): Nature — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4 Writing 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 性

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 性

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

性

忄heart

生life

性=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 性

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性 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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性 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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5.

How to Use 性

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 性 works in context.

Nature / Property suffix

The character 性 acts as a suffix meaning 'nature' or 'property'.

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 性

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 3.0 · L4

nǚ女

xìng

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 性 is used in context

Tā他

de的

xìng性

gé格

hěn很

wēn温

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忄heart

+生life

The heart (忄) is born (生) with inherent traits — nature, character, or gender of a being.

xìng性

bié别

sex; gender

HSK 4

xìng性

gé格

temperament

HSK 5

gè个

xìng性

individual character; personality

性

woman

HSK 3.0 · L4

nán男

xìng性

the male sex

HSK 5

xìng性

zhì质

properties; quality; nature

HSK 3.0 · L5

yī一

cì次

xìng性

one-off (offer)

HSK 6

rén人

xìng性

human feelings; reason

HSK 6

rèn任

xìng性

capricious; willful

hé和

。

His nature is very gentle.

tā她

de的

xìng性

gé格

fēi非

cháng常

kāi开

lǎng朗

huó活

pō泼

。

Her personality is very cheerful and lively

qǐng请

zài在

biǎo表

gé格

zhōng中

tián填

xiě写

nǐ你

de的

xìng性

bié别

。

Please fill in your gender in the form

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

xìng性

zhì质

hěn很

yán严

zhòng重

。

The nature of this problem is very serious

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