个 (gè): meaning and stroke order

个 (gè) means (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier), (bound form) individual.

个

Simplified: 个
Traditional: 個, 箇
Pinyin: gè · gě

Stroke order of 个

个

gě used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
gè variant of 個|个[ge4]
3 strokes
Traditional form: 個

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 个

gè Traditional 個
- (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
- (bound form) individual
gè Traditional 箇
- variant of 個|个[ge4]
gě Traditional 個
- used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]

Radical and structure

个: Radical 丨 (Kangxi radical 2) · 3 strokes · 𠆢 on top, 丨 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 个

那个 nà ge that one; that thing
整个 zhěng gè whole; entire
这个 zhè ge (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
一个人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
一个个 yī gè gè a number of; each and every one
个人 gè rén individual; personal

个 in our stories

Preview version — Chinese review in progress.

他家有五个人。

tā jiā yǒu wǔ gè rén

There are five people in his family.

From the story A photo HSK 1
马丽吃一个：“真好吃！”

Mǎ Lì chī yí gè zhēn hǎochī

Ma Li eats one: "Really tasty!"

From the story Buying apples HSK 1
一个女孩说：“你会写汉字吗？”

yí gè nǚhái shuō nǐ huì xiě Hànzì ma

A girl says, "Can you write Chinese characters?"

From the story The first day at school HSK 1

Stories using 个

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).