唯一性 (wéi yī xìng) — uniqueness

Definition

noun
uniqueness

Examples

  • 唯一性。
    Měi gè zhǐ wén dōu yǒu qí wéi yī xìng.
    Every fingerprint has its uniqueness.
  • 唯一性。
    Zhè ge shè jì de wéi yī xìng zài yú tā de jiǎn jié.
    The uniqueness of this design lies in its simplicity.
  • 唯一性。
    Wén huà de wéi yī xìng yīng gāi dé dào zūn zhòng.
    The uniqueness of a culture should be respected.

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.

唯一only one
唯wéionly一yīone
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngness

唯一 (only one) and 性 (ness) give the quality of being unique.

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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
隹
隹zhuī唯wěi
Same sound today

The shape pairs 口 (mouth) with 隹, used for its sound. The evidence says this form originally wrote a word for a bird's cry and was later borrowed for abstract meanings.

Open 唯 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

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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