柄 (Kanji for pattern)

Onyomi

HEI - you don't need this

The conduct of the Bush administration clearly demonstrates a pattern of HATE for science.

U:＊＊

Both trees and t-bone steaks have distinctive patterns: wood-grain and fat-marbling.

がら	pattern - both representational (i.e. flower wallpaper) and abstract (the pattern of wood-grain). 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

国柄(くにがら)

national character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
国 (country) + 柄 (pattern) = 国柄 (national character)

人柄(ひとがら)

personal character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN NP
人 (person) + 柄 (pattern) = 人柄 (personal character )

personal character (kind of a formal, news-paperish word. Usually we'd say 性格　（せいかく）　for personality, or 性質（せいしつ） for someone's essential nature)

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
納	to supply	STRING	糸
柄	pattern	WOODEN	木

I'll supply you with STRING

so you can weave a WOODEN pattern with it.