个性化 (gè xìng huà) — to personalize; to customize

Definition

Verb/noun: 'to personalize / customize' — turning a standard product or service into something tailored to an individual. Common in tech and business contexts (软件、服务、产品).

verb
to personalizeto customize

Examples

  • 个性化。
    Zhè kuǎn shǒu jī kě yǐ gè xìng huà wài ké.
    This phone model can personalize the case.
  • 个性化。
    Wǒ men de fú wù huì gēn jù kè hù xū qiú gè xìng huà.
    Our service will be customized based on customer needs.
  • 个性化。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn yǔn xǔ yòng hù gè xìng huà jiè miàn.
    This software allows users to personalize the interface.

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.

个性individuality
个gèindividual性xìngcharacter
偏正Modifier + head
化huàturn into

个性 (individual character) + 化 (turn into) means making something reflect personal style.

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.

Open 个 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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.

Open 化 →

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