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真实性 (zhēn shí xìng) — truthfulness; authenticity; validity

Definition

noun
truthfulnessauthenticityvalidity

Examples

  • 真实性。
    Zhè tiáo xīn wén de zhēn shí xìng xū yào hé shí.
    The truthfulness of this news needs to be verified.
  • 真实性。
    Wǒ men bì xū bǎo zhèng shù jù de zhēn shí xìng.
    We must ensure the authenticity of the data.
  • 真实性。
    Zhè fèn wén jiàn de zhēn shí xìng yǐ jīng bèi què rèn.
    The validity of this document has been confirmed.

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.

真实true
真zhēntrue实shíreal
联合Coordinate
性xìng-ness

真实 means true or real, and 性 forms the quality of being true.

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
貝貝bèicowrie; shell
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂈
𠂈𠂈真zhēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

真 pairs 貝 (cowrie shell, used for the meaning) with 𠂈, which gave the sound and originally drew a headlong fall.

Open 真 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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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