个 - gè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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10 strokes
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個 (个)

gè

Definition

classifier (universal - used before nouns without special measure words of their own)
我是一個學生。

I am a student
measure word

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

嗰

gě

that (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 那

Related words (62)

個個

gè gè

each one individually; each and every

therein; in this

individual; personal; oneself

個位

gè wèi

the units place (or column) in the decimal system

individual

(specific) example; (a) case; (rare) instance

個兒

gè r

size; height; stature

個別

gè bié

individual; separately; specific; respective; just one or two; very few

size; height

height; size; stature; build; bundle; bunch; bale

個展

gè zhǎn

solo exhibition; individual exhibition ; one-person exhibition

個性

gè xìng

individuality; personality

個把

gè bǎ

one or two; a couple of

個案

gè àn

a case; an individual case; case-by-case

個股

gè gǔ

share (in a listed company)

各個

gè gè

every; each; one-by-one; various; separately

a person in the know

individual competition; individual race

個體戶

gè tǐ hù

self-employed; a private firm (PRC usage)

個頭兒

gè tóu r

size; height; stature

個性化

gè xìng huà

to personalize; to customize; customization

individualism

personal injury

personal savings

personality cult

personal computer; PC

個人隱私

gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy; private matters

個體經濟

gè tǐ jīng jì

economics of a self-employed individual or private firm

個人數字助理

gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ

personal digital assistant (PDA)

個人防護裝備

gè rén fáng hù zhuāng bèi

individual protective equipment

幾個

jǐ gè

(in question form) how many; a few; some; several; a little; two or three

則個

zé gè

(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)

one by one; in turn

whole; entire; total

alone

really; truly; indeed

逐個

zhú gè

one by one; one after another

each and every one

by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company); person; one person

一個勁

yī gè jìn

continuously; persistently; incessantly

上個月

shàng gè yuè

last month; previous month

next month

idiot; blockhead; clod; oaf

tall person

tall and strong physique

physique

to change places; to swap places

next one (in order)

a person of short stature; a short person

那個人

nà gè rén

(lit.) that person; (fig.) the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams

one after another

last week

next week

two-China (policy)

stupid great hulk of a man

十幾個月

shí jǐ gè yuè

ten months or so; about ten months

the whole world

individuality; clear-cut personality

until this moment

the first stage

dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà

fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化

三個女人一個墟

sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū

three women makes a crowd

Idioms (3)

一步一個腳印

yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable

一點水一個泡

yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

一個蘿蔔一個坑

yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

(lit.) every turnip to its hole (idiom); (fig.) each person has his own position; each to his own; horses for courses; every kettle has its lid

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