格 (gé) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

gé form, pattern, standard 10 strokes · Radical 木 (tree) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 格 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced gé.

Stroke Order & Practice

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格 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

格 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

格 =
木 left tree
各 right individual

Radical

The radical of 格 is 木 — meaning tree. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 标村术案棒材棵林梦桥染森.

How the character is built

格 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 各 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 格

表格 biǎogé form; table; chart
请填写这张表格。
Qǐng tiánxiě zhè zhāng biǎogé.
Please fill in this form.
合格 hégé qualified; up to standard
产品质量检验合格。
Chǎnpǐn zhìliàng jiǎnyàn hégé.
The product quality passed inspection.
价格 jiàgé price
这里的水果价格很便宜。
Zhèlǐ de shuǐguǒ jiàgé hěn piányi.
The fruit prices here are very cheap.
性格 xìnggé personality; character; nature
她的性格很开朗。
Tā de xìnggé hěn kāilǎng.
She has an outgoing personality.
严格 yángé strict; stringent
他是一个非常严格的老师。
Tā shì yí gè fēicháng yángé de lǎoshī.
He is a very strict teacher.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

格 appears in 67 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

姐妹俩性格差不多。
From Mock Exam 18 →
人们的性格各不相同。
From Mock Exam 14 →
长期这样，会影响脾气甚至性格。
From Mock Exam 11 →

Tasks Featuring 格 / 相关任务

Words containing 格 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 性格
📚 谈论教育现象、观念
Education Phenomena · 严格
📚 交流购物体验、商业活动内容
Shopping Experiences · 价格

FAQ

What does 格 mean in Chinese?

格 (gé) means form, pattern, standard. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 格 have?

格 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 格?

The radical of 格 is 木 (tree). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 标, 村, 术, 案, 棒.

What is the pinyin for 格?

格 is pronounced gé.

What HSK 4 words use 格?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 格 appears in 5 words, including 表格 (biǎogé), 合格 (hégé), 价格 (jiàgé), 性格 (xìnggé). See the full list above.

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