格 (gé): pattern, standard

格 (gé) is a Chinese character meaning “pattern, standard.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 各 (phonetic). It ranks #325 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 格 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).

Native pronunciation

HSK 4 Radical: 木 tree10 strokesFrequency #325木 semantic 各 phonetic

Definitions

pattern, standard

Etymology & Origin

格

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木各 (layout: left-right)

Components:木semantic 各phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 格

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
风格noun	fēng gé	style	5
资格noun	zī gé	qualifications	5
严格adjective/verb	yán gé	strict	4
价格noun	jià gé	price	4
性格noun	xìng gé	nature	4
表格noun	biǎo gé	form	4
合格adjective	hé gé	to meet the standard required	4
及格verb	jí gé	to pass an exam or a test	5
格外adverb	gé wài	especially	5

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人格	rén gé	personality
格林	gé lín	Green or Greene (name)
布拉格	bù lā gé	Prague, capital of Czech Republic
格斗	gé dòu	to wrestle
格雷	gé léi	Grey
巴格达	bā gé dá	Baghdad, capital of Iraq
格力	gé lì	Gree (brand)
出格	chū gé	to overstep the bounds of what is proper
够格	gòu gé	able to pass muster
格子	gé zi	lattice
体格	tǐ gé	bodily health
安格斯	ān gé sī	Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
格调	gé diào	style (of art or literature)
规格	guī gé	standard
格式	gé shì	form

100

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

格 appears in 100 compound words: 23 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 格 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

风fēng

0.569193,512 co-occurrences

兰lán

0.530178,797 co-occurrences

资zī

0.524218,454 co-occurrences

价jià

0.51785,631 co-occurrences

升shēng

0.510173,406 co-occurrences

严yán

0.49563,480 co-occurrences

雷léi

0.481130,404 co-occurrences

勒lè

0.481113,130 co-occurrences

拉lā

0.478252,132 co-occurrences

英yīng

0.473225,174 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (26)

贝尔格勒Bèi'ěrgélèHSK 7+

Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)

彼得格勒BǐdégélèHSK 7+

Petrograd

别具一格biéjùyīgéHSK 4+

to have a style of one's own; to have a unique style; in a class by itself; peculiar

phrase

博格达峰Bógédá FēngHSK 6+

Bogda Peak (the highest mountain in the Bogda Shan range, in the eastern Tian Shan mountains, China)

不拘一格bùjūyīgéHSK 7+

not stick to one pattern; not limited to one style or stereotype

phrase

格但斯克GédànsīkèHSK 7+

Gdańsk (the capital city of Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

格拉斯哥GélāsīgēHSK 7+

Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

格林童话gé lín tóng huàHSK 4+

Grimm's Fairy Tales

phrase

格罗兹尼GéluózīníHSK 7+

Grozny (the regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia)

格瑞那达GéruìnàdáHSK 7+

Grenada

格杀勿论géshāwùlùnHSK 7+

Use of deadly force authorized; it is permitted to kill (someone) without any legal consequence.

phrase

格物致知gé wù zhì zhīHSK 5+

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

phrase

Showing 12 of 26 idioms containing 格.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这份报告格式不规范，需要按照公司模板重新排版。

Zhè fèn bàogào géshì bù guīfàn, xūyào ànzhào gōngsī múbǎn chóngxīn páibǎn.

The format of this report is not standardized and needs to be reformatted according to the company template.

English News - RthkFeb 2026

格陵兰岛自治政府总理称无意接收特朗普所称派...

gé líng lán dǎo zì zhì zhèng fǔ zǒng lǐ chèn wú yì jiē shōu tè lǎng pǔ suǒ chèn pài . . .

The prime minister of Greenland's autonomous government said he had no intention of accepting Trump's alleged sect...

熊日Feb 2026

嘉永、无念の失格

jiā yǒng , wú niàn shī gé

Kayaga, no thought is disqualified

百度新闻Feb 2026

扎克伯格与黄仁勋签署超大规模协议,Meta将部署...

zhā kè bà gé yú huáng rén xūn qiān shǔ chāo dà guī mó xié yì , jiāng bù shǔ . . .

Zuckerberg and Jen-Hsun Huang sign mega deal, Meta to deploy...

百度新闻Feb 2026

原油价格大幅反弹直线拉升

yuán yóu jiè gé dà fú fǎn dàn zhí xiàn lā shēng

Crude oil prices surge sharply, climbing steeply.

百度新闻Feb 2026

国际贵金属价格持续走高,现货黄金再度站上5000美..

guó jì guì jīn shǔ jiè gé chí xù zǒu gāo , xiàn huò huáng jīn zài dù zhàn shǎng měi . .

International precious metal prices continue to climb, with spot gold once again surpassing the $5,000 mark.

Tatoeba

夏天的苏格兰怎么样？

Xiàtiān de Sūgélán zěnmeyàng?

What's Scotland like in summer?

Tatoeba

日本和英格兰哪个大？

Rìběn hé Yīnggélán nǎge dà?

Which is larger, Japan or England?

Tatoeba

什么是格式塔疗法？

Shénme shì Géshìtǎ liáofǎ?

What is Gestalt Therapy?

Tatoeba

玛丽在严格节食中，对吗？

Mǎlì zài yángé jiéshí zhōng, duì ma?

Mary is on a strict diet, isn't she?

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 格 (gé) mean in Chinese?

格 (gé) primarily means "pattern, standard." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #325 in character frequency.

What's the difference between 格 and 略?

格 (gé) and 略 (lüè) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 田 (same 各 component).

How many strokes does 格 have?

格 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 格?

The radical associated with 格 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.

What are the components of 格?

格 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 各 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木各 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 格?

Common words with 格 include: 风格 (fēng gé, "style"); 资格 (zī gé, "qualifications"); 严格 (yán gé, "strict"); 价格 (jià gé, "price"); 性格 (xìng gé, "nature"). There are over 100 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 格 (gé)?

Several characters share the pronunciation gé: 胳 (armpit), 阁 (pavilion), 骼 (used in 骨骼[gu3 ge2]), 戈 (dagger-axe), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 格 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 格 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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格 (gé): pattern, standard

Definitions

Etymology & Origin

Stroke Order

Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 格

Common Compounds

Strongest Collocations

Idioms & Chengyu (26)

Example Sentences

Character Family

木 Radical Family — Characters sharing the tree radical

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced gé

Frequently Asked Questions

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