How is 性 pronounced?

性 is pronounced “xìng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 性?

性 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 性?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 性 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3noun

性

xìng

性 (xìng) means “nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

他的性格很好。

Tā de xìnggé hěn hǎo.

He has a good personality.

Words containing 性

个性gè xìngindividuality; personality 性别xìng biégender; sex 性格xìng génature; disposition; temperament; character 记性jì xingmemory (ability to retain information)性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic 慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex 人性rén xìnghuman nature; humanity; human 任性rèn xìngwillful; headstrong; unruly 索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it); simply; just 弹性tán xìngflexibility; elasticity 性感xìng gǎnsex appeal; eroticism; sexuality

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Frequently asked questions

What does 性 mean?: 性 (xìng) means “nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 性 pronounced?: 性 is pronounced “xìng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 性?: 性 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 性?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 性 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18