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个人化 (gè rén huà) — to personalize; to individualize

Definition

A verb meaning 'to personalize / make something fit a specific individual' — products, services, interfaces, gifts. More formal and tech-oriented than the colloquial 量身定做.

verb
to personalizeto individualize

Examples

  • 个人化。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī lì qiú wèi měi wèi kè hù tí gōng gè rén huà fú wù.
    This company strives to provide personalized services for every customer.
  • 个人化。
    Yòng hù kě yǐ gēn jù zì jǐ de xǐ hào gè rén huà jiè miàn.
    Users can personalize the interface according to their preferences.
  • 个人化。
    Zhè shì yí fèn wán quán gè rén huà de lǐ wù.
    This is a completely personalized gift.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

个人individual
个gèsingle人rénperson
偏正Modifier + head
化huàmake/become

个人 means 'individual person', and 化 gives the sense of making something individual.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 個; 个 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
固
固gù個ge
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 个, the form 個 pairs 亻 (person) with 固 as a sound part.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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