柔性 (róu xìng) — flexibility, pliancy (of materials, policies, systems); gentleness, softness (of character, approach)

Definition

A noun meaning 'flexibility' — physical pliability (of materials) or adaptability (of policies, systems). The first sense pairs with 材料/结构; the second with 策略/管理. Note 柔性 is the property; the adjective form is 柔性的.

noun
flexibilitypliancy (of materials, policies, systems)gentlenesssoftness (of character, approach)

Examples

  • 柔性，。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de róu xìng hěn hǎo, kě yǐ wān qū ér bú biàn xíng.
    This material has good flexibility; it can bend without deforming.
  • 柔性，。
    Qǐ yè cǎi yòng le róu xìng de shēng chǎn cè lüè, yǐ shì yìng shì chǎng biàn huà.
    The company adopted a flexible production strategy to adapt to market changes.
  • 柔性，。
    Tā de xìng gé zhōng dài zhe yì zhǒng tiān rán de róu xìng, ràng rén gǎn dào wēn nuǎn.
    Her personality carries a natural gentleness that makes people feel warm.

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.

柔róusoft
性xìng

With 柔 (soft) plus 性, the result names pliancy or flexibility.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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