HSK 4 · Objects

性格 xìnggé “nature” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 性格 means

  1. nature
  2. disposition
  3. temperament
  4. character

Measure word 个 gè · 一个性格 yí ge xìnggé

How to say 性格

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale性xìng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale格gé2nd tone, rising

性格 in a sentence

  1. 她的性格很像她母亲。

    Tā de xìnggé hěn xiàng tā mǔqīn.

    Her personality is a lot like her mother’s.

    Sentence #5672784 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 你觉得气候会不会影响人的性格呢？

    Nǐ juéde qìhòu huì bu huì yǐngxiǎng rén de xìnggé ne?

    Do you think the climate affects people’s personalities?

    Sentence #494747 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 她是一个性格坚强的女人。

    Tā shì yí ge xìnggé jiānqiáng de nǚrén.

    She’s a woman of strong character.

    Sentence #934497 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 性格 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 性 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
性xìngnature
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 生life · shēngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 生 (shēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xìng.

The character 格 (gé) with each of its parts in a different colour
格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with gé.

How to write 性格

性 8 strokes · 格 10 strokes

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性格 (xìnggé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 性格 (xìnggé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 性格

Words with 性

性xìng · (suffix) -ness性别xìngbié · gender个性gèxìng · individuality性质xìngzhì · nature慢性mànxìng · chronic (illness)性命xìngmìng · life (of a person or animal)任性rènxìng · wilful性感xìnggǎn · sexy记性jìxing · memory (ability to remember)弹性tánxìng · elasticity

Words with 格

合格hégé · to meet the standard required严格yángé · strict价格jiàgé · price表格biǎogé · form及格jígé · to pass an exam or a test资格zīgé · qualifications风格fēnggé · style格外géwài · especially格局géjú · structure格式géshì · format

More words: Everyday Things

笑话xiàohua · joke信封xìnfēng · envelope信心xìnxīn · confidence性别xìngbié · gender压力yālì · pressure牙膏yágāo · toothpaste样子yàngzi · appearance钥匙yàoshi · key

FAQs

性格 (xìnggé) means “nature” or “disposition”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it xìnggé: xìng with a 4th tone, then gé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 性格 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one nature is 一个性格 (yí ge xìnggé).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingge with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 性格 from the suggestions. Typing xingge into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
性格 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.