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稳定性 (wěn dìng xìng) — stability

Definition

A nominalization built from 稳定 ('stable') + the nominal suffix 性, meaning 'stability' of a system, material, or person's emotions/condition — used in technical, scientific, or formal contexts rather than everyday talk.

noun
stability

Examples

  • 稳定性。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de wěn dìng xìng fēi cháng hǎo.
    This material's stability is very good.
  • 稳定性。
    Tā de qíng xù quē fá wěn dìng xìng.
    His emotions lack stability.
  • 稳定性。
    Xì tǒng xū yào tí gāo wěn dìng xìng.
    The system needs to improve its stability.

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.

稳定steady
稳wěnsteady定dìngfixed
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

稳定 gives steadiness, and 性 marks it as a quality.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 稳 →

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng定dìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

Open 定 →

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.

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