永久性 (yǒng jiǔ xìng) — permanence, perpetuity, eternity

Definition

noun

permanenceperpetuityeternity

永久性。
Zhè ge jiàn zhù de yǒng jiǔ xìng hěn qiáng.
The permanence of this building is very strong.
永久性。
Tā men xī wàng hé píng néng bǎo chí yǒng jiǔ xìng.
They hope peace can maintain permanence.
永久性。
Zhè zhǒng cái liào de yǒng jiǔ xìng hěn hǎo.
The durability of this material is very good.

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.

永久lasting forever

永yǒngforever久jiǔlong time

联合Coordinate

永久 means lasting forever, while 性 expresses the quality of being permanent.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 永 was drawn as a long river with side streams, or as a person swimming in water.

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

久 likely came from a simple drawing of an arrow tip.

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.

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