格 (gé) is a Chinese character meaning “square”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 各 (each; every), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “grid; standard”
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Structure
木 + 各
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 格，木长皃。从木各声
Memory aid
Wood (木) cut so that each (各) piece fits its own square — a wooden grid, a frame, a standard pattern.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 价格jià géprice格 = gé
- 性格xìng gépersonality; character格 = gé
- 表格biǎo géform; table (with rows and columns)格 = gé
Go deeper
All readings
grid; standard
square; grid; checked pattern; standard; style; character (personality)
划分成的方框或格子；也指标准、规格和人的品格。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 价格jià géprice格 = gé
- 性格xìng gépersonality; character格 = gé
- 表格biǎo géform; table (with rows and columns)格 = gé
Sound component
各 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 格 mean?
格 (gé) means square; grid; checked pattern; standard; style; character (personality).
How do you pronounce 格?
It is pronounced gé.
What parts is 格 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 各 (each; every), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 格，木长皃。从木各声. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 格 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 格?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 格?
Common ones are 价格, 性格, 表格. The reading of 格 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.