柔韧性 (róu rèn xìng) — flexibility; suppleness | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

flexibilitysuppleness

Examples

柔韧性。
Liáng hǎo de róu rèn xìng duì yùn dòng yuán lái shuō fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Good flexibility is very important for athletes.
柔韧性，。
Zhè zhǒng cái liào de róu rèn xìng hěn hǎo, bù róng yì duàn liè.
This material has great flexibility and is not easy to break.
柔韧性。
Yú jiā xùn liàn kě yǐ xiǎn zhù tí gāo shēn tǐ de róu rèn xìng.
Yoga training can significantly improve body flexibility.

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.

柔韧soft and tough

柔róusoft韧rèntough

联合Coordinate

性xìngproperty

柔 means soft, 韧 means tough, and 性 forms the quality of being soft and tough.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 韌; 韧 is its simplified writing.

韋刃韌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

韋韋wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

刃

刃rèn韌rèn

Same sound today

The traditional form 韌 combines 韋, a meaning part, with 刃, a sound part; the simplified 韧 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄生性

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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Fitness & Exercise

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