Sentence #6023201 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 人性 is built
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人rénperson; people
人 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA person walking, seen from the side: two legs.
性xìngnature
忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
生life · shēngSound part
忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 生 (shēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xìng.
How to write 人性
人 2 strokes · 性 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 人性 (rénxìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
人性 (rénxìng) means “human nature” or “humanity”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it rénxìng: rén with a 2nd tone, then xìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 人性 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type renxing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 人性 from the suggestions. Typing renxing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
人性 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
人rén2nd tone, rising
性xìng4th tone, falling
