性状

性狀

xìngzhuàng

noun #71,410

Meanings

1 properties and character
2 nature and form
3 traits (of a substance or organism)

Characters

nature / property

Examples

这种药物的性状是白色粉末。

Zhè zhǒng yàowù de xìngzhuàng shì báisè fěnmò.

The properties of this drug are a white powder.

遗传性状会从父母传给子女。

Yíchuán xìngzhuàng huì cóng fùmǔ chuán gěi zǐnǚ.

Hereditary traits pass from parents to children.

Tips

usage

性状 is common in pharmacology, biology and materials science. In a drug insert (说明书) it's the header describing what the medicine physically looks like — color, odor, form.

Stroke Order

性 xìng

状 zhuàng