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(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual

3 strokes Dict coverage rank #612 U+4E2A

How 个 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A tally 丨 of people 人

components: 人 丨

How to remember it

individual · Heisig RSH #258

umbrella + walking stick

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 个

WordPinyinMeaning
一个天南,一个地北 yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi to live miles apart
个人主义 gè rén zhǔ yì individualism
一个人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
个中人 gè zhōng rén a person in the know
大个儿 dà gè r (coll.) tall person
个头儿 gè tóu r size; height; stature
上一个 shàng yī ge previous one
自个儿 zì gě r (dialect) oneself; by oneself
高个子 gāo gè zi tall person; (of a person) tall
个性化 gè xìng huà to personalize; to customize; customization
下一个 xià yī ge the next one
三个女人一台戏 sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
明儿个 míng r ge (coll.) tomorrow
个人电脑 gè rén diàn nǎo personal computer; PC
上个星期 shàng gè xīng qī last week
两个中国 liǎng gè zhōng guó two-China (policy)
下个星期 xià gè xīng qī next week
一步一个脚印 yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable
单个儿 dān gè r erhua variant of 單個|单个[dan1 ge5]
四个全面 Sì ge Quán miàn Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)