无性

無性

wúxìng

adjective #21,237

Meanings

1 asexual
2 sexless
3 non-sexual

Characters

nature / sex / sexual

Examples

细菌通过无性繁殖快速增殖。

Xìjùn tōngguò wúxìng fánzhí kuàisù zēngzhí.

Bacteria multiply rapidly through asexual reproduction.

她认同自己是无性恋者。

Tā rèntóng zìjǐ shì wúxìng liànzhě.

She identifies as asexual.

Tips

usage

无性 appears in two main contexts: biology (无性繁殖 = asexual reproduction) and sexual orientation (无性恋 = asexuality). The meaning is clear from context.

Stroke Order

无 wú

性 xìng