共性 gòngxìng overall character
How to remember 共性: 共 collectively + 性 nature = overall character.
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How it is used
- 'Commonality / shared characteristics' of a group of things - 找出它们的共性 (zhǎochū tāmen de gòngxìng) to find what they have in common.
- The standard philosophical/analytical contrast is 共性 (the general) vs 个性 (gèxìng, the individual/particular).