Read Edit View history Discussion 性 xìng HSK3 nature Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas xìng ×xing × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 忄 is a component form of 心. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 性 Simp strokes 性 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 性 Simp strokes 性 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 性 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 136, 508 ], [ 132, 444 ], [ 95, 300 ] ], [ [ 297, 591 ], [ 310, 586 ], [ 315, 574 ], [ 369, 550 ], [ 394, 521 ] ], [ [ 226, 796 ], [ 255, 773 ], [ 277, 743 ], [ 269, 247 ], [ 254, 48 ], [ 256, -30 ] ], [ [ 488, 642 ], [ 517, 607 ], [ 495, 538 ], [ 447, 450 ], [ 386, 384 ] ], [ [ 496, 485 ], [ 584, 490 ], [ 784, 542 ], [ 833, 541 ] ], [ [ 514, 283 ], [ 554, 277 ], [ 611, 282 ], [ 734, 312 ], [ 796, 314 ] ], [ [ 612, 800 ], [ 635, 786 ], [ 658, 758 ], [ 659, 727 ], [ 647, 139 ], [ 630, 116 ] ], [ [ 374, 66 ], [ 399, 59 ], [ 447, 59 ], [ 561, 79 ], [ 852, 110 ], [ 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928,74C942,74 951,78 955,84C959,93 955,103 943,112C901,145 859,151 815,140C775,131 726,122 669,114C638,110 638,110 623,108Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.