个(gè)

HSK 13 strokesTrad. 個
Readingsgègě

used in 自个儿

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Character information

Pinyin
gè / gě
Meaning
used in 自个儿
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
個

Origin & structure

Where 个 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱人丨

A tally 丨 of people 人

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

人rén丨gǔn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 個: person

How to write 个 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 个

Common words using 个 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gè个zi子
HSK 2

stature; height; size (of a person or object)

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gè个rén人
HSK 3

an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own

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gè个xìng性
HSK 3

individuality

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shàng上gè个yuè月
HSK 4

last month

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gè个bié别
HSK 4

individually; one by one

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gè个ér儿
HSK 5

size

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yī一gè个jìn劲ér儿
HSK 7-9

erhua variant of 一个劲

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gè个àn案
HSK 7-9

individual case; special case

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子人性上月别儿一

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