本性

běn xìng

HSK 7freq #8657

Meanings

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běn xìng

1.natural instincts
2.nature
3.inherent quality

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Wiktionary

1.one's inherent nature

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Stroke order

Components

本木㇐

性忄生

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Characters

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Derived terms

江山易改，本性難移 / 江山易改，本性难移

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Related words

本性难移 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.江山易改，本性难移 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)