描述性 (miáo shù xìng) — descriptive nature, descriptiveness

Definition

noun
descriptive naturedescriptiveness

Examples

  • 描述性，。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de miáo shù xìng hěn qiáng, shì hé zuò yàng běn.
    This article's descriptive nature is strong; it's suitable as a sample.
  • 描述性。
    miáo shù xìng Tǒng jì zhǔ yào yòng yú zǒng jié shù jù.
    Descriptive statistics are mainly used to summarize data.
  • 描述性。
    Bào gào xū yào zēng jiā yì xiē miáo shù xìng nèi róng.
    The report needs to add some descriptive content.

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.

描述describe
描miáodraw述shùnarrate
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

描 and 述 combine to mean describing, while 性 points to the quality of being descriptive.

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
苗
苗miáo描miáo
Same sound today

The hand part 手 is on the left, showing the action is done with the hand. The right part 苗 gives the sound.

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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
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú述shù
Same sound today

述 combines 辵, a walking radical, with 朮, which gives the sound; the walking part belongs to the meaning.

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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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