Counting word for people and things in Chinese (Mandarin): 个 (gè)
个
gè
counting word for people and things
- Simplified
- 个
- Traditional
- 個
- Pinyin
- gè
- Typed as
- ge
Use it in a sentence
这里有三个人。
這裡有三個人。
There are three people here.
The characters in 个
个 / 個
A general counting word.
3 strokes
Usually said with a light tone: yí ge. 个 is the most common counting word, used when you don't know a special one: 一个苹果, 两个人.
More examples with 个
我要一个苹果。
我要一個蘋果。
Wǒ yào yí gè píngguǒ.
I want an apple.
我们家有四个人。
我們家有四個人。
Wǒmen jiā yǒu sì gè rén.
There are four people in our family.
How to write 个 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
个 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
個 10 strokes
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