How to say “personality” in Chinese
personality, character
“Personality” in Chinese is 性格, xìng gé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
性格 is read xìng gé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 生 shēng “be born”: what you're given at birth. Sounds the same as 姓.
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 各 gè hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “性格”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 性格. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她性格很好，脾气也很好。tāxìnggéhěnhǎo,píqiyěhěnhǎoShe has a great personality and a gentle temper.
- 他们兄弟俩性格不一样tāmenxiōngdìliǎxìnggébùyíyàngThe two brothers have different personalities.
- 他性格温和，从不跟人吵架。tāxìnggéwēnhé,cóngbùgēnrénchǎojiàHe has a gentle nature and never quarrels with anyone.
- 她外表温柔性格却很坚强tāwàibiǎowēnróu,xìnggéquèhěnjiānqiángShe looks gentle, but she has a strong character.
More words from the lesson “What's he like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “personality” in Chinese?
“Personality” in Chinese is 性格, pinyin xìnggé.
What does 性格 mean?
性格 (xìnggé) means “personality, character”.
How do you write 性格?
性格 is 2 characters: 性 (xìng) — nature, property; sex; 格 (gé) — square, box; standard. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 性格?
性格 is read xìnggé. Tones: xìng — fourth tone, gé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“personality” in the lesson “What's he like?”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free