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品格 (pǐn gé) — one's character and morals; quality and style (of literary or artistic works)

Definition

noun
one's character and moralsquality and style (of literary or artistic works)

Examples

  • ，品格。
    Tā wéi rén zhèng pài, pǐn gé gāo shàng.
    He is an upright person with noble character.
  • 。
    Zhè bù xiǎo shuō jù yǒu dú tè de yì shù pǐn gé.
    This novel has a unique artistic style.
  • 品格。
    Cóng xiǎo jiù yào péi yǎng chéng shí shǒu xìn de pǐn gé.
    Cultivate a character of honesty and trustworthiness from a young age.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

品pǐnquality
格géstandard

品 (quality) and 格 (standard) stand side by side for moral quality.

Characters in this word

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè格gé
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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