tính

See also: tinh, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 省 (“to inspect; to examine”; SV: tỉnh).

Verb

tính

to calculate
to think of; to be of a mind
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Biển người mênh mông" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
  Tính chết mấy lần rồi, nhưng còn mắc nợ đời.
  I thought of dying several times already, but I still owe life.

Derived terms

bàn tính (“abacus”)
máy tính (“computer”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 性.

Alternative forms

(southern Vietnam) tánh

Noun

tính

disposition (of people); nature; character; temperament
nature (of things); character; property

Derived terms

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