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人性化 (rén xìng huā) — (verb) to humanize; to make user-friendly, people-oriented, or adapted to human needs

Definition

Used to describe designs, systems, or services that are adapted to human needs and feel natural or comfortable to use. More like an adjective/predicate in practice than a true verb.

verb
to humanizeto make user-friendlypeople-orientedor adapted to human needs

Examples

  • 人性化。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn de shè jì fēi cháng rén xìng huā.
    The design of this software is very user-friendly.
  • 人性化。
    Wǒ men gōng sī yì zhí zài nǔ lì ràng fú wù gèng rén xìng huā.
    Our company has always been striving to make services more people-oriented.
  • 人性化。
    Zhè zhǒng xīn shè bèi chōng fèn tǐ xiàn le rén xìng huā de lǐ niàn.
    This new device fully embodies the concept of human-centered design.

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.

人性human nature
人rénhuman性xìngnature
偏正Modifier + head
化huàmake

人性 refers to human nature; 化 gives the sense of making something people-oriented.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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 →

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Open 化 →
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