性
- nature;
- character;
- gender;
It carries meanings such as:
“nature, disposition, temperament” (성품)
“characteristic, quality” (성질)
“gender/sex” (성별)
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound made up of:
心 (심, “heart/mind”) - gives the meaning (relating to the mind, emotions, or inner nature);
生 (생, “to be born”) - provides the sound.
The combination suggests that 性 originally referred to the innate qualities or nature one is “born with” (生) that reside in the heart/mind (心).
Words that derived from 性
- 개성(個性)–characteristic
- 개성진리체(個性眞理體)–individual embodiment of truth
- 경직성(硬直性)–stiffness; rigidity; inflexibility
- 기능성(機能性)–functionality
- 남성(男性)–male; masculine
- 내성(耐性)–tolerance
- 독창성(獨創性)–creativity
- 동성(同性)–same sex
- 동성애(同性愛)–homosexuality
- 동시성 시대(同時性 時代)–parallel providential periods
- 모순성(矛盾性)–inconsistency
- 발전성(發展性)–potential
- 방향성(方向性)–being directional; directionality
- 본성(本性)–nature
- 성(性)–personality; gender; sex
- 성격(性格)–personality; character; nature
- 성기(性器)–sexual organs; genitals
- 성별(性別)–sex; gender
- 성상(性狀)–character and behavior; quality and state
- 성품(性品)–nature; character; personality
- 여성(女性)–woman; feminine gender
- 유사성(類似性)–similarity
- 음성(陰性)–yin; passivity; negativity; secretiveness; shadiness
- 이성론(理性論)–rationalism
- 이성성상(二性性相)–dual characteristics
- 이성애(異性愛)–heterosexuality
- 인간성(人間性)–human nature; humanity; personality; character
- 지성(知性)–intellect; intelligence; brain
- 지성인(知性人)–intellect
- 창조본성(創造本性)–original nature
- 타락성본성(墮落性本性)–the primary characteristics of the fallen Nature
- 타락성을 벗기 위한 탕감조건(墮落性을 벗기 위한 蕩減條件)–indemnity condition to remove the fallen nature
- 합성체(合性體)–united body
性
성품
성
seongpum
seong
Kangxi radical:61, 心 + 5
Strokes:8
Unicode:U+6027
Cangjie input:
- 心竹手一 (PHQM)
Composition:
- ⿰ 忄 生
Neighboring characters in the dictionary
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