探索性 (tàn suǒ xìng) — exploratory nature; exploratory quality

Definition

noun
exploratory natureexploratory quality

Examples

  • 探索性。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù jù yǒu hěn gāo de tàn suǒ xìng.
    This project has a high exploratory nature.
  • 探索性。
    Yán jiū de qián qī jiē duàn yǐ tàn suǒ xìng wéi zhǔ.
    The early stage of the research is mainly exploratory.
  • 探索性。
    Wǒ men xū yào zēng qiáng shí yàn de tàn suǒ xìng.
    We need to enhance the exploratory quality of the experiment.

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.

探索explore
探tànexplore索suǒsearch
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

探索 supplies the sense of searching, while 性 points to the quality of being exploratory.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍探tàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 探, the 扌 part is a hand, and 𥥍 gives the sound.

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

  • 糸糸mìthread
  • 𣎳𣎳𣎳strip fibres off a hemp stalk

索 combines 糸 (thread) and 𣎳 (stripping fibres from a hemp stalk), showing threads or rope being pulled out from a fabric.

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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.

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