性格
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
性格 (xìnggé) · personality
性格 (xìnggé) means “personality; character; nature”. It is written with 2 characters: 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)) + 格 (form). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 性格 is built
The characters
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)
格 gé · form
What 格 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 各gè — each
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的性格很好。Tā de xìnggé hěn hǎo.She has a nice personality.
你哥哥是什么性格？Nǐ gēge shì shénme xìnggé?What is your older brother like?
Questions about 性格
What does 性格 mean?
性格 (xìnggé) means “personality; character; nature”.
How do you pronounce 性格?
性格 is pronounced xìnggé.
Which HSK level is 性格?
性格 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 性别xìngbiégender
- 性质xìngzhìnature
- 记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)
- 慢性mànxìngchronic
- 人性rénxìnghuman nature
- 任性rènxìngwilful
- 索性suǒxìngmight as well
- 弹性tánxìngelasticity
- 性感xìnggǎnsexy
Learn 性格 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.