粘性 (nián xìng) — viscosity, stickiness, glutinousness

Definition

noun

viscositystickinessglutinousness

粘性。
Zhè zhǒng jiāo shuǐ de nián xìng hěn qiáng.
This glue has very strong viscosity.
粘性。
Nuò mǐ de nián xìng bǐ pǔ tōng dà mǐ gāo.
Glutinous rice has higher stickiness than regular rice.
粘性。
Cè shì jié guǒ biǎo míng yóu de nián xìng jiàng dī le.
The test results show that the oil's viscosity has decreased.

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.

粘 'sticky' and 性 'property' combine to mean stickiness.

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.

米占粘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.

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

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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