个性
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
个性 (gèxìng) · personality
个性 (gèxìng) means “personality; individuality”. It is written with 2 characters: 个 (general measure word) + 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 个性 is built
The characters
个 gè · general measure word
What 个 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A tally 丨 of people 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
性 xìng · -ness (suffix for quality)
What 性 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的个性很强。Tā de gèxìng hěn qiáng.She has a strong personality.
每个孩子都有自己的个性。Měi gè háizi dōu yǒu zìjǐ de gèxìng.Every child has their own personality.
Questions about 个性
What does 个性 mean?
个性 (gèxìng) means “personality; individuality”.
How do you pronounce 个性?
个性 is pronounced gèxìng.
Which HSK level is 个性?
个性 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 个子gèziheight
- 个人gèrénpersonal
- 整个zhěnggèwhole
- 个别gèbiéa few
- 个体gètǐindividual
- 各个gègèevery
- 上个月shànggèyuèlast month
- 下个月xià gè yuènext month
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 那个nàgethat
Learn 个性 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.