个
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gě / gè · this, that

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #19
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Readings & meanings

个 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

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

个子gè zi · stature
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3Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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丨Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 个

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geWords pronounced ge
gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
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Example sentences

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Nǎ gè shì wǒ de?哪个是我的?

Which one is mine?

Source: Tatoeba #659658 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge bāo shì nǐ de hái shì tā de?那个包是你的还是他的?

Is this bag yours or his?

Source: Tatoeba #2040522 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège bú shì wǒ de .这个不是我的.

This is not mine.

Source: Tatoeba #6051015 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì yí gè rén lái zhè ér de ma?你是一个人来这儿的吗?

Did you come here alone?

Source: Tatoeba #465830 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú zài shì yǐ qián de nàge tā le.他不再是以前的那个他了。

He is not what he used to be.

Source: Tatoeba #334034 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiù shì wǒ gēn nǐ shuō de nàge zhèn.这就是我跟你说的那个镇。

This is the town I told you about.

Source: Tatoeba #1358648 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 个 in context

  1. Say gě / gè, then recall the core meaning: this, that.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 哪个 (nǎ ge), meaning “which”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 个 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.