逻辑性 (luó jí xìng) — logicality; logical consistency; coherence (in reasoning or structure)

Definition

Noun suffix for 'logicality' — describes how well an argument, text, or system holds together through reason. Compare with 逻辑 (the field or system of logic itself) and 理性 (rationality as a thinking style).

noun
logicalitylogical consistencycoherence (in reasoning or structure)

Examples

  • 逻辑性。
    Tā de wén zhāng hěn yǒu luó jí xìng.
    His article is very logical.
  • 逻辑性，。
    Zhè ge lùn zhèng quē fá luó jí xìng, nán yǐ lìng rén xìn fú.
    This argument lacks logical consistency and is unconvincing.
  • 逻辑性。
    Kē xué de luó jí xìng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    The logicality of science is very important.

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.

逻辑
逻luó辑jí
性xìngquality

逻辑 spells logic; 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邏; 逻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
羅
羅luó邏luó
Same sound today

The traditional form 邏 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 羅 for the sound; the simplified 逻 is a later shorthand.

Open 逻 →

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 輯; 辑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
咠
咠qì輯jí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輯 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 咠, which gives the sound; the simplified 辑 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辑 →

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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