性格

• 拼音: xìng gé
• 汉字拆解: 性 = 忄 (heart) + 生 (life); 格 = 木 (wood) + 各 (each, phonetic), meaning pattern or standard

含义

Personality; character; temperament. The combination of qualities that form a person's distinctive nature.

Refers to a person's innate and developed personality traits. Commonly described with adjectives: 性格开朗 (outgoing personality), 性格内向 (introverted personality), 性格温和 (gentle character). Different from 个性 (individuality) which emphasises uniqueness, and 脾气 (temper) which focuses on emotional reactions.

例句

1. 她的性格很开朗，大家都喜欢她。
2. 每个人的性格都不一样。
3. 他的性格比较内向，不太爱说话。

用法指南

语境: personality, relationships, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他们两个性格很合得来。(The two of them have compatible personalities.)
• 你觉得她是什么性格的人？(What kind of personality do you think she has?)

错误说法

• 这只猫的性格很好。(While 性格 can be loosely used for animals, 脾气 or 性情 is more natural for describing an animal's temperament.)

起源与历史

性 means 'nature' or 'innate quality' and 格 means 'pattern' or 'standard'. Together they describe the inherent pattern or framework of a person's nature.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal