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这个 (zhè ge): meaning and stroke order

这个 (zhè ge) means (pronoun) this, (adjective) this.

这个

Simplified
这个
Traditional
這個
Pinyin
zhè ge

Stroke order of 这个

这

  • zhè (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  • zhèi (coll.) this
  • 7 strokes
  • Traditional form: 這

Stroke by stroke

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 这个

  1. zhè ge Traditional 這個
    • (pronoun) this
    • (adjective) this

Radicals of the characters

这
Radical 辵 (Kangxi radical 162) · 8 strokes · built from 辶 and 文
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.

这个 in our stories

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  • 老太太看着那一百多个名字，手微微发抖：“原来家里说的秘密，不是金子，是这个。”

    lǎo tàitai kàn zhe nà yìbǎi duō gè míngzi shǒu wēiwēi fādǒu yuánlái jiāli shuō de mìmì bú shì jīnzi shì zhège

    The old lady looked at the hundred-odd names, her hands trembling slightly: "So the family secret wasn't gold. It was this."

    From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7

  • 艄公说：“每年这个时候，黄河上下的鲤鱼都游到这里来。传说跳过龙门的鱼，天上会降下一团火，烧掉它的尾巴，它才能化为龙。”

    shāogōng shuō měi nián zhège shíhou Huáng Hé shàngxià de lǐyú dōu yóu dào zhèli lái chuánshuō tiào guò Lóngmén de yú tiānshàng huì jiàng xià yì tuán huǒ shāo diào tā de wěiba tā cái néng huà wéi lóng

    The boatman said, "Every year at this time the carp from all along the Yellow River swim here. The legend says that when a fish leaps the gate, a ball of fire comes down from the sky and burns off its tail, and only then can it turn into a dragon."

    From the story The Dragon Gate and the ordinary fish HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 这个

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).