探索性 (tàn suǒ xìng) — exploratory nature; exploratory quality

Definition

noun

exploratory natureexploratory quality

探索性。
Zhè ge xiàng mù jù yǒu hěn gāo de tàn suǒ xìng.
This project has a high exploratory nature.
探索性。
Yán jiū de qián qī jiē duàn yǐ tàn suǒ xìng wéi zhǔ.
The early stage of the research is mainly exploratory.
探索性。
Wǒ men xū yào zēng qiáng shí yàn de tàn suǒ xìng.
We need to enhance the exploratory quality of the experiment.

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.

探索explore

联合Side by side

探索 supplies the sense of searching, while 性 points to the quality of being exploratory.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥥍

𥥍𥥍探tàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 探, the 扌 part is a hand, and 𥥍 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

索 combines 糸 (thread) and 𣎳 (stripping fibres from a hemp stalk), showing threads or rope being pulled out from a fabric.

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.