系统性 (xì tǒng xìng) — systematic nature; systematicity

Definition

A noun meaning 'the quality of being systematic' — used to describe a method, plan, or analysis that follows a structured, logical order, not random or piecemeal. Often paired with 分析 or 训练.

noun
systematic naturesystematicity

Examples

  • 系统性。
    Zhè ge fāng àn quē fá xì tǒng xìng.
    This plan lacks systematicity.
  • 系统性。
    Wǒ men xū yào duì wèn tí jìn xíng xì tǒng xìng fēn xī.
    We need to conduct a systematic analysis of the problem.
  • 系统性。
    Xué xí yì mén yǔ yán xū yào xì tǒng xìng xùn liàn.
    Learning a language requires systematic training.

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.

系统system
系xìsystem统tǒngsystem
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

系统 names a system, and 性 gives it the sense of a quality, so it means systematic nature.

Characters in this word

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

系 is made by putting together 手 (hand) and 糸 (silk).

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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 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
充
充chōng統tǒng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

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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