in English

measure word HSK 1
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual

Measure word

  • (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
  • diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 个 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
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Le caractère 箇 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

These are the forms of 箇, the traditional character: 个 is a twentieth-century simplification, found in no ancient corpus.

  • Small seal script: 箇 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • “你去哪儿了?”“我去了火车站送我的一个朋友。”

    "Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."

  • “你有没有兄弟姐妹?” “没有,我是个独生子女。”

    "Do you have any siblings?" "No, I'm an only child."

  • “啊!”是一个感叹词。

    "Ah!" is an interjection.

  • “坦白说,我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼!”

    "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"

  • “放射性”是一个化学术语。

    'Radioactivity' is a chemistry term.

  • “汤姆,我得告诉你点事。我爱某个人。他的名字以T开头以M结尾。”“呃,那能是谁?我认识吗?

    "Tom, I have to tell you something. I love someone. His name starts with T and ends with M." "Er, who would that be? Is it someone I know?"

  • “迈克尔”是一个男名,但是“米歇尔”是一个女名。

    "Michael" is a man's name, but "Michelle" is a woman's name.

  • “那是什么?”“是个桃子。”

    "What's that?" "This is a peach."

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