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开放性 (kāi fàng xìng) — openness (to new ideas, experiences, or external factors); the quality of being open, not closed

Definition

noun
openness (to new ideas, experiences, or external factors)the quality of being opennot closed

Examples

  • 开放性，。
    Zhè ge yán jiū cǎi yòng kāi fàng xìng de fāng fǎ, gǔ lì bù tóng yì jiàn.
    This research adopts an open approach, encouraging different opinions.
  • 开放性。
    Gōng sī de kāi fàng xìng zhèng cè xī yǐn le gèng duō hé zuò huǒ bàn.
    The company's open policy attracted more partners.
  • 开放性，。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng jù yǒu hěn gāo de kāi fàng xìng, kě yǐ jiān róng gè zhǒng shè bèi.
    This system has high openness and can be compatible with various devices.

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.

开放open
开kāiopen放fàngloosen/release
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality/nature

开 “open” and 放 “loosen” combine as 开放, with 性 expressing a quality.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 开 →

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
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

Open 放 →

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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