科学性 (kē xué xìng) — scientific nature, scientific rigor

Definition

A noun meaning 'scientific nature / rigor' — the quality of being grounded in evidence and method. Pairs with strong modifiers like 强 or verbs like 提高; more formal than 合理.

noun
scientific naturescientific rigor

Examples

  • 科学性。
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū de kē xué xìng hěn qiáng.
    The scientific rigor of this study is very strong.
  • 科学性。
    Wǒ men xū yào tí gāo shí yàn de kē xué xìng.
    We need to improve the scientific validity of the experiment.
  • 科学性。
    Lùn wén de kē xué xìng dé dào le zhuān jiā de kěn dìng.
    The scientific nature of the paper was affirmed by experts.

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.

科学science
科kēbranch学xuéstudy
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngnature

The 科学 science sense is turned into an abstract 性 nature sense, meaning how scientific something is.

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
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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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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