公正性 (gōng zhèng xìng) — fairness, impartiality, justice

Definition

noun

fairnessimpartialityjustice

公正性。
Zhè xiàng zhèng cè de gōng zhèng xìng dé dào le dà jiā de rèn kě.
The fairness of this policy has been recognized by everyone.
公正性。
Fǎ guān bì xū bǎo zhèng shěn pàn de gōng zhèng xìng.
Judges must ensure the impartiality of trials.
公正性。
Gōng sī nèi bù diào chá xū yào zūn xún gōng zhèng xìng yuán zé.
Internal company investigations need to follow the principle of fairness.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng正zhèng

Same sound today

正 pairs 止 with 丁; 止 marks the sense and 丁 gives the sound.

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

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

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.