趣味性 (qù wèi xìng) — interestingness; entertainment value; appeal

Definition

趣味性 is the abstract noun for 'how enjoyable or engaging something is' — used to evaluate a work, activity, or design, not people. It pairs naturally with adjectives like 强, 不足, and 高 to talk about appeal.

noun
interestingnessentertainment valueappeal

Examples

  • 趣味性，。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qù wèi xìng hěn qiáng, guān zhòng kàn dé hěn kāi xīn.
    This movie's appeal is strong; the audience enjoyed watching it.
  • 趣味性。
    Yóu xì de qù wèi xìng zài yú tā de hù dòng xìng.
    The game's entertainment value lies in its interactivity.
  • 。
    Xué xí yào yǒu qù wèi xìng cái néng jiān chí xià qù.
    Learning needs to be interesting to keep going.

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.

趣味interest
趣qùinterest味wèiflavor
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

趣 and 味 give interest, and 性 gives the sense of a quality.

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
走走zǒuwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ趣qù
Same sound today

趣 has 走, showing walking or hurrying, and 取, which gives the sound; the shape points to moving toward something.

Open 趣 →

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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
未
未wèi味wèi
Same sound today

味 combines 口 (mouth) with 未, which gives the sound wèi; the mouth part relates to taste.

Open 味 →

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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