先天性

congenital / intrinsic / innateness

先

xia̅n

天

tia̅n

性

xìng

congenital; intrinsic; innate

Characters and words in 先天性

先

xia̅n = xi + an1

early / prior / former / in advance / first

Add a new mnemonic for 先 = ⺧ + 儿

Add a new mnemonic for 先 = 牛 + 儿

先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.

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先

xia̅n

天

tia̅n

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural

天

tia̅n = ti + an1

day / sky / heaven

Add a new mnemonic for 天 = 一 + 大

天 = 一 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: an angel from heaven. Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (mnemonic symbol for 天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven (天) to listen to them.

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天

tia̅n

性

xìng

nature / innate tendency

性

xìng = xi + (e)ng4

nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4]

Add a new mnemonic for 性 = 忄 + 生

性 = 忄 + 生 : Marie Curie had a strong character since she was little. Even in her cradle in the engine's bathroom she was only playing with a flail.

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