恢复性 (huī fù xìng) — restorative nature; recovery (as a noun modifier)

Definition

A nominal-style adjective (的) meaning 'restorative / recovery-oriented'. Common in fixed phrases like 恢复性训练, 恢复性司法, and 恢复性措施.

adjective
restorative naturerecovery (as a noun modifier)

Examples

  • 恢复性。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò yì xiē huī fù xìng xùn liàn.
    The doctor advised him to do some restorative training.
  • 恢复性。
    Zhè zhǒng huī fù xìng cuò shī yǒu zhù yú shè huì hé xié.
    This kind of restorative measure helps social harmony.
  • 恢复性。
    huī fù xìng Sī fǎ qiáng diào xiū fù ér fēi chéng fá.
    Restorative justice emphasizes repair rather than punishment.

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.

恢复recover
恢huīrestore复fùrecover
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

恢复 contributes 'recover' and 性 adds the sense of an abstract quality, giving 'restorative'.

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
灰
灰huī恢huī
Same sound today

The left part 忄 is the heart radical, written 心 when standing alone, and the right part 灰 gives the sound.

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 復; 复 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 复 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (复习, 恢复) it is 復; in others (复印, 复杂) (答复, 反复) it is 複 or 覆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
复
复fù復fù
Same sound today

The traditional form 復 combines 彳, a walking part, with 复, a sound part, to show walking back and forth.

Open 复 →

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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