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The Chinese word ge - 个 - gè
( classifier (for persons) )

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

gè

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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced gĕ. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).

English translations

classifier (for persons), classifier (for abstract things), single, piece

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 个 ( gè ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ge / gè ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>classifier (for persons)</i> )
个 ( ge / gè ) in traditional characters
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Character complexity
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个 is composed of 3 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

personality  |  universal classifier which is often used when the regular classifier is unknown
个 ( ge / gè ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 17)
Chinese example words containing the character 个 ( ge / gè )
个人 ( gèrén = individual ), 个性 ( gèxìng = personality ), 个子 ( gèzi = stature ), 哪个 ( nàge = that ), 我一个人 ( wŏ yī gè rén = me alone ), 整个 ( zhĕnggè = entire ), 这个 ( zhègè = this )
Other characters that are pronounced gè in Chinese
各 (each)

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