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传奇性 (chuán qí xìng) — legendary quality, legendary nature

Definition

A nominal-style adjective meaning 'legendary quality or nature' — the characteristic that makes something feel like a 传奇 (legend). Often used to praise a person, story, or film's extraordinary, almost mythic appeal.

adjective
legendary qualitylegendary nature

Examples

  • 传奇性。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng jù yǒu nóng hòu de chuán qí xìng.
    This movie has a strong legendary quality.
  • 传奇性。
    Tā de jīng lì chōng mǎn le chuán qí xìng.
    His experiences are full of legendary quality.
  • 传奇性。
    Zhè ge gù shi de chuán qí xìng xī yǐn le wú shù dú zhě.
    The legendary nature of this story attracted countless readers.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

传奇legend
传chuánrecord奇qíextraordinary
动宾Verb + object
性xìngquality

传奇性 is the 性 of 传奇, a quality of being extraordinary.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 传 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
大大dàbig; great
Sound part声符shēngfú
可
可kě奇
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

奇 pairs 大 (big; great) with 可, a sound part.

Open 奇 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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