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Chinese symbol for “individuality”

个性
gè xìng
Traditional: 個性
individuality; personality

The closest CC-CEDICT match for individuality is 个性 (gè xìng), defined as: individuality; personality.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

个 gè
this, that; single; measure word for individuals
radical 2 ⼁ · 3 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “individuality”

WordPinyinMeaning
鲜明个性 (鮮明個性)xiān míng gè xìngindividuality; clear-cut personality

Related words

Other words that share a character with 个性.

WordPinyinMeaning
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
这个 (這個)zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
那个 (那個)nà gethat one; that thing
个人 (個人)gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
整个 (整個)zhěng gèwhole; entire
每个 (每個)měi geeach; every
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male

See also: Japanese symbol for “individuality”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.