Chinese

性格

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/
personality; nature; temperament; disposition
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese性 “nature; character; personality”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese格 “pattern; standard; form; style”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese各 “each; every (determiner)”
      • ideaChinese夂 “to approach from behind”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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