正确性 (zhèng què xìng) — correctness; validity

Definition

noun
correctnessvalidity

Examples

  • 正确性。
    Wǒ men xū yào yàn zhèng zhè ge suàn fǎ de zhèng què xìng.
    We need to verify the correctness of this algorithm.
  • 正确性。
    Fǎ tíng zhì yí le zhèng jù de zhèng què xìng.
    The court questioned the validity of the evidence.
  • 正确性。
    Bào gào de zhèng què xìng hái yǒu dài què rèn.
    The correctness of the report still needs to be confirmed.

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.

正确correct
正zhèngcorrect确quètrue
联合Side by side
性xìngness

正确 gives the sense of correct, and 性 names the state of correctness.

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
止止zhǐ
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.

Open 正 →

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 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →

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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