Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
Show the animation 
Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 17 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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今天顾客比较少。
There's not very many customers today.
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他比较了复印稿和原件。
He compared the copy with the original.
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你们比较喜欢什么，苹果还是香蕉？
Which do you like better, apples or bananas?
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你觉得这本书的哪个译本比较好？法语的还是英语的？
Which translation of this book do you think is better, the French one or the English one?
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平日似乎比较不拥挤。
It seems less crowded during the week.
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我一直都比较喜欢神秘一点的人物。
I always liked mysterious characters more.
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我今晚10点见你比较方便。
It's convenient for me to see you at ten tonight.
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我认为采用他的计划对我们比较好。
I think it's better for us to adopt his plan.