自发性 (zì fā xìng) — spontaneity | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spontaneity

自发性。
Nián qīng rén de xíng wéi wǎng wǎng chōng mǎn le zì fā xìng.
Young people's behavior is often full of spontaneity.
自发性。
Zhè zhǒng zì fā xìng ràng biǎo yǎn gèng jiā zhēn shí.
This spontaneity makes the performance more authentic.
自发性，。
Tā de huí dá chōng mǎn le zì fā xìng, méi yǒu shì xiān zhǔn bèi.
His answer was full of spontaneity, without prior preparation.

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.

自发spontaneous

偏正Modifier + head

自 means self and 发 means to occur; 性 denotes the quality of happening on its own.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

自 originally drew a nose. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write 自, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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