個

See also: 个

個 U+500B, 個 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-500B ← 倊 [U+500A] CJK Unified Ideographs 倌 → [U+500C]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

個 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人田十口 (OWJR), four-corner 2620₀, composition ⿰亻固)

Derived characters

• 嗰(𠮶), 𬚅

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 107, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 758
• Dae Jaweon: page 228, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 178, character 3
• Unihan data for U+500B

Chinese

trad.		個/箇
simp.		个
alternative forms		个 especially in the possessive usage 的 Hokkien; possessive particle 亓 Hokkien; possessive particle ㄟ Taiwanese Hokkien; possessive particle 兮 Taiwanese Hokkien; possessive particle 个 especially in the possessive usage 的 Hokkien; possessive particle 亓 Hokkien; possessive particle ㄟ Taiwanese Hokkien; possessive particle 兮 Taiwanese Hokkien; possessive particle ケ Taiwanese Hokkien; possessive particle 亇

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (古) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
箇	*kaːls
個	*kaːls
居	*kɯ, *kas
橭	*kaː, *kʰaː
嫴	*kaː
姑	*kaː
辜	*kaː
酤	*kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ
蛄	*kaː
鴣	*kaː
沽	*kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs
盬	*kaː, *kaːʔ
古	*kaːʔ
罟	*kaːʔ
估	*kaːʔ
鈷	*kaːʔ
詁	*kaːʔ
牯	*kaːʔ
故	*kaːs
固	*kaːs
稒	*kaːɡs
痼	*kaːɡs
錮	*kaːɡs
鯝	*kaːɡs
棝	*kaːɡs
凅	*kaːɡs
枯	*kʰaː
軲	*kʰaː
跍	*kʰaː
骷	*kʰaː
苦	*kʰaːʔ, *kʰaːs
葫	*qʰaː, *ɡaː
餬	*ɡaː
瑚	*ɡaː
湖	*ɡaː
鶘	*ɡaː
猢	*ɡaː
醐	*ɡaː
糊	*ɡaː
箶	*ɡaː
蝴	*ɡaː
胡	*ɡaː
瓳	*ɡaː
怙	*ɡaːʔ
祜	*ɡaːʔ
岵	*ɡaːʔ
婟	*ɡaːʔ, *ɡaːɡs
楛	*ɡaːʔ
据	*ka
裾	*ka
琚	*ka
椐	*ka, *kas, *kʰa
鶋	*ka
蜛	*ka
崌	*ka
涺	*ka
腒	*ka, *ɡa
鋸	*kas
倨	*kas
踞	*kas
涸	*ɡaːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kaːls) : semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 固 (OC *kaːs).

Etymology

The semantics may have developed along the grammaticalisation process "bamboo stalk" (箇) > "piece, item" > "classifier for every category of noun" > "possessive particle, generic particle". If so, it would then possibly be cognate with 竿 (OC *kaːn, “bamboo, rod”). Compare Tibetan མཁར་བ (mkhar ba), འཁར་བ ('khar ba, “walking stick, staff”) and Thai ก้าน (gâan, “stem, stalk”).

Southern Min classifier and possessive particle

Hokkien ê/gê (classifier), ê (possessive particle), Teochew gai5 (classifier), gai7 (possessive particle): from 其 (OC *ɡɯ) (Li, 2002; Douglas, 1873). Cognate with Eastern Min 其 (gì, possessive particle), Northern Min 的 (gâ̤, possessive particle). The modern forms of these cognates all derive from the 陽平／阳平 (yángpíng) tone.

Wu classifier and possessive particle

Though the expected pronunciation (in for instance Shanghainese) would be /ku/, this has undergone glottalisation (Dai, 2004). Compare 勒 (“to be in, to be at”), 搭 (“to”). In Shanghainese, this often undergoes further lenition to /ɦəʔ/.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): gè, ge, gě (ge⁴, ge⁵／ge⁰, ge³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ, ˙ㄍㄜ, ㄍㄜˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): go⁴

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гә (gə, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): go³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): goi¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): go⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ke / kai

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gê⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): ge³
• Northern Min (KCR): gŏ̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): gó̤ / gá
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kò / ê / gê / lê

  (Teochew, Peng'im): go⁶ / gai⁵ / gai⁷

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸geq; ⁸gheq; ⁷eq; ⁵ku / ⁷keq; ⁵kou
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): go⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gè
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴
    • Yale: gè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh
    • Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ge
    • Zhuyin: ˙ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ge̊
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁵
    • Yale: ge
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ge
    • Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /g̊ə/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gě
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gě
    • Wade–Giles: ko³
    • Yale: gě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gee
    • Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ²¹⁴/

Note:

• ge - classifier;
• gě - colloquial, used in 自個兒.

• (Chengdu)
  • Sichuanese Pinyin: go⁴
  • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: go
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko²¹³/
• (Dungan)
  • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гә (gə, I)
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kə²⁴/

  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: go³
    • Yale: go
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: goi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kᵘɔi³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: go⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ke / kai
    • Hakka Romanization System: ge / gai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ge⁴ / gai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ke⁵⁵/, /kai̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gê⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ke⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ge³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kɤ⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gŏ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gó̤ / gá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔ²¹³/, /kɑ²¹³/

Note:

• gó̤ - literary;
• gá - classifier.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò
    • Tâi-lô: kò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koix
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ko⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ê
    • Tâi-lô: ê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ee
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines): /e²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /e¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /e²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê
    • Tâi-lô: gê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gee
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lê
    • Tâi-lô: lê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lee
    • IPA (Penang): /le²³/
    • IPA (Philippines): /le²⁴/

Note:

• kò - literary (including classifier for months);
• ê/gê - generic classifier;
• ê - possessive particle (see 的/个/兮/亓/之/ㄟ).

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: go⁶ / gai⁵ / gai⁷
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kŏ / kâi / kāi
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko³⁵/, /kai⁵⁵/, /kai¹¹/

Note:

• go6 - literary;
• gai5 - classifier, or particle introducing the object of the verb (equivalent to 把);
• gai7 - possessive particle.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸geq; ⁸gheq; ⁷eq; ⁵ku
    • MiniDict: geh^入; gheh^入; eh^入; ku^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵geq; ⁵hheq; ⁴eq; ²ku
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡəʔ¹²/, /ɦəʔ¹²/, /əʔ⁵⁵/, /ku³⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷keq; ⁵kou
    • MiniDict: keh^入; kou^去
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kəʔ⁴³/, /kəu⁵²³/

Note:

• (Shanghainese) ⁸geq ~ ⁸gheq ~ ⁷eq, (Suzhounese) ⁷keq - classifier or particle;
• (Shanghainese) ⁵ku, (Suzhounese) ⁵kou - literary.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: go⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko⁴⁵/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 個
Mandarin	Beijing	/kɤ⁵¹/
	Harbin	/kɤ⁵¹/
	Tianjin
	Jinan	/kɤ²¹³/ /kɤ²¹/
	Qingdao	/kə⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/kə³¹/
	Xi'an	/kɤ⁵⁵/
	Xining
	Yinchuan	/kə¹³/
	Lanzhou	/kə¹³/
	Ürümqi	/kɤ²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ko³⁵/
	Chengdu	/ko²¹³/
	Guiyang	/ko¹³/
	Kunming	/ko²¹¹/
	Nanjing	/ko⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/kʊ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/kɤ⁴⁵/
	Pingyao
	Hohhot	/kəʔ³⁴/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɡəʔ¹²/ 一～ /ɦəʔ¹²/ 一～ /ku³³⁴/ ～人
	Suzhou	/kəʔ⁴³/ 一～ /kəu⁵²³/ ～人
	Hangzhou	/koʔ⁵/ 一～ /ko⁴⁴⁵/ ～人
	Wenzhou	/kai⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/kəo²¹³/
	Tunxi	/ka⁴²/ 一～ /kɔ⁴²/ 爾～爸
Xiang	Changsha	/ko⁴⁵/
	Xiangtan	/ko⁴⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/ko³⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/kɛ⁵²/
	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kɔ³³/
	Nanning	/kɔ³³/
	Hong Kong	/kɔ³³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/ko¹¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kɔ²¹³/ 文 /ka²¹³/ 白
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kɔ²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kai⁵⁵/ 文 /ko⁵⁵/ 白
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/kai²¹/ 文 /ke²¹/ 白

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• Middle Chinese: kaH

Rime
Character	個
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古賀切
Baxter	kaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑH/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaH/
Li Rong	/kɑH/
Wang Li	/kɑH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kɑH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	go3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤa[r]-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kaːls/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	個
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gè
Middle Chinese	‹ kaH ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁa[r]-s/
English	piece, item
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	個
Reading #	1/1
No.	4208
Phonetic component	古
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	箇
Old Chinese	/*kaːls/
Notes	見儀禮鄭注

Definitions

個

1. single; alone; individual

   個人／个人  ―  gèrén  ―  an individual; personal

   個體／个体  ―  gètǐ  ―  individuality

   個別／个别  ―  gèbié  ―  individual; separate; some; a couple of

2. height; build; stature

   個子／个子  ―  gèzi  ―  height; stature

   個兒／个儿  ―  gèr  ―  size

3. (dialectal Hakka, dialectal Min, dialectal Wu) one
4. The generic classifier for people or for things lacking specific classifiers.

   一個人／一个人  ―  yī gè rén  ―  one person

   每個人／每个人  ―  měi gè rén  ―  every person; everyone

   我有一個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   我有一个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yǒu yī gè wèntí. [Pinyin]

   I have a question.

   兩個人／两个人 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  nn̄g ê lâng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  two people

   住響你屋企個陳先生係邊度人嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   住响你屋企个陈先生系边度人嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   zyu⁶ hoeng² nei⁵ uk¹ kei² go³ can⁴ sin¹ saang¹ hai⁶ bin¹ dou⁶ jan⁴ lai⁴ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Where is that Mr. Chan who lives at your house from?

5. Classifier for hours and months.

   一個鐘頭／一个钟头  ―  yī gè zhōngtóu  ―  one hour

   九個月／九个月  ―  jiǔ gè yuè  ―  nine months

   三個月／三个月 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  saⁿ kò goe̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  three months

6. Alternative classifier, for nouns having specific classifiers. Often colloquial and regional. Usage varies greatly between different topolects.

   一個學校／一个学校  ―  yī gè xuéxiào  ―  one school

   一個井／一个井 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ go³ zeng² [Jyutping]  ―  a well

   一個房／一个房 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ go³ fong^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  a room

7. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Puxian Min, Wenzhounese) Classifier for money: yuan, dollar; buck

   三個九毫九／三个九毫九 [Cantonese]  ―  saam¹ go³ gau² hou⁴ gau² [Jyutping]  ―  three dollars and ninety-nine cents

   八個六／八个六 [Cantonese]  ―  baat³ go³ luk⁶ [ [Jyutping]  ―  eight dollars and sixty cents

   個半十隻檸檬 [Cantonese, trad.]
   个半十只柠檬 [Cantonese, simp.]

   go³ bun³ sap⁶ zek³ ning⁴ mung^4-1 [Jyutping]

   ten lemons for a dollar and a half

   三個銀／三个银 [Sixian Hakka]  ―  sâm ke ngiùn [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  three dollars

   兩斤五個／两斤五个 [Teochew]  ―  no⁶ geng¹ ngou⁶ gai⁵ [Peng'im]  ―  two catties for five dollars

   個銀三粒／个银三粒 [Teochew]  ―  gai⁵ ngeng⁵ san¹ liab⁸ [Peng'im]  ―  three for a buck

8. (Cantonese, slang) Classifier for money: ten thousand yuan, dollars, etc.

   Synonym: 粒

   佢爭人十個。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢争人十个。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ caang¹ jan⁴ sap⁶ go³. [Jyutping]

   He owes them a hundred grand.

9. (Mandarin, colloquial) Particle, placed between a verb and numbers, showing that the following numbers are approximate, not accurate.

   他一下跑個兩三公里都不在話下。 [MSC, trad.]
   他一下跑个两三公里都不在话下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yīxià pǎo gè liǎng sān gōnglǐ dōu bùzàihuàxià. [Pinyin]

   Running two or three kilometers in one go is a piece of cake for him.

   他們倆就差個一兩歲。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们俩就差个一两岁。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen liǎ jiù chà gè yī liǎng suì. [Pinyin]

   The age difference between them is only about one or two years.

10. (Mandarin, Cantonese, colloquial) Particle, placed between a verb and its object or complement, adding a sense of ease, swiftness and one-offness to the action.

    吃個飯，洗個澡，休息休息 [MSC, trad.]
    吃个饭，洗个澡，休息休息 [MSC, simp.]

    chī gè fàn, xǐ ge zǎo, xiūxi xiūxi [Pinyin]

    have a meal, take a shower and have some rest

    我們昨天見了個面，聊了聊近況。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们昨天见了个面，聊了聊近况。 [MSC, simp.]

    Wǒmen zuótiān jiàn le gè miàn, liáo le liáo jìnkuàng. [Pinyin]

    We met yesterday, and chatted about how we've been recently.

11. (Mandarin, colloquial) Particle used after 些 (xiē).

    那些個年的事現在回憶起來還是記憶猶新。 [MSC, trad.]
    那些个年的事现在回忆起来还是记忆犹新。 [MSC, simp.]

    Nàxiēgè nián de shì xiànzài huíyì qǐlái háishì jìyìyóuxīn. [Pinyin]

    It feels like yesterday when I reminisce about those stories in the past.

12. Particle between a verb and its complement.

    吃個夠／吃个够  ―  chī ge gòu  ―  to eat enough

    忙個不停／忙个不停  ―  máng ge bùtíng  ―  to be as busy as a bee

    唱個痛快／唱个痛快  ―  chàng ge tòngkuài  ―  to sing to one’s heart’s content

13. (dialectal Mandarin) Particle used in some time-related words.

    今兒個／今儿个  ―  jīnrge  ―  (dialectal) today

14. (literary or Wu, Xiang, Gan, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Min) (= 搿 (Northern Wu)) this; that

    個個人／个个人 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁸geq-gheq ⁶gnin [Wugniu]  ―  this person

    個隻鴨子勿大酥 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    个只鸭子勿大酥 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    ⁸geq-tsaq ⁷aq-tsy ⁶veq₈-da-su [Wugniu]

    This duck hasn't been cooked long enough for it to become tender.

15. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Wu) Possessive particle. Equivalent to Mandarin 的 (de).

    → 嘅 (ge3) (Cantonese); 格 (kaq), 額／额 (gheq) (Shanghainese) (Mandarin influenced); 噶, 葛 (Suzhounese); 的 (ê) (Hokkien)

    我個冊／我个册 [Hokkien]  ―  góa ê chheh [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  my book

    我個書／我个书 [Teochew]  ―  ua² gai⁷ ze¹ [Peng'im]  ―  my book

    我個小囡／我个小囡 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁶ngu-gheq ⁵shiau-noe [Wugniu]  ―  my child

    客家個精神／客家个精神 [Sixian Hakka]  ―  hak-kâ ke chîn-sṳ̀n [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  the Hakka spirit

16. (dialectal) Sentence-final declarative, affirmative, or prohibitive particle. Equivalent to Mandarin 的 (de), 了 (le).

    標語勿是我寫個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    标语勿是我写个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    ¹piau-gniu ⁸veq-zy ⁶ngu ⁵shia-gheq [Wugniu]

    I didn't write that slogan.

    事體老妖個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    事体老妖个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    From: 2011, Hu Baotan, 弄堂

    ⁶zy-thi ⁶lau ¹iau ⁰gheq [Wugniu]

    It's quite an odd happenstance.

    1. (Cantonese, pronunciation spelling) Vowel harmony form of 嘅 (ge3, “emphasis particle used at the end of declarative sentences”), pronounced as 個／个 (go3) when followed by sentence final particles with vowel o, such as 喎／㖞 (wo3).

       係噉個喎／系噉个㖞 [Cantonese]  ―  hai⁶ gam² go³ wo³ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

17. (often dialectal) Emphatic particle between a pronoun and a noun, usually to highlight some negative quality of the person.

    你個笨蛋！／你个笨蛋！  ―  Nǐ gè bèndàn!  ―  You idiot!

    佢個人好懶。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢个人好懒。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    keoi⁵ go³ jan⁴ hou² laan⁵. [Jyutping]

    He/she is such a sluggard.

18. (Teochew) to be

    我個學生，我個生日個十月三號。 [Teochew, trad.]
    我个学生，我个生日个十月三号。 [Teochew, simp.]

    ua² gai⁵ hag⁸ sêng¹, ua² gai⁷ sên¹ rig⁸ gai⁵ zab⁸ ghuêh⁸ san¹ ho⁷. [Peng'im]

    I am a student. My birthday is 3rd October.

    關西個日本個，關中是陝西。 [Teochew, trad.]
    关西个日本个，关中是陕西。 [Teochew, simp.]

    From: Forvo

    guang¹ sai¹ gai⁵ rig⁸ bung² gai⁷, guang¹ dong¹ si⁶ siam² sai¹. [Peng'im]

    Kansai ("west of the pass") is in Japan; Guanzhong ("within the pass") is in Shaanxi.

    • 我個潮州來個。 [Teochew, trad.]
      我个潮州来个。 [Teochew, simp.]

      From: Based on 2011, Hui Ling Xu; Stephen Matthews, On the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of the morpheme kai in the Chaozhou dialect, in Foong Ha Yap; Karen Grunow-Hårsta; Janick Wrona (eds.), Nominalization in Asian Languages: Diachronic and typological perspectives, page 121

      ua² gai⁵ dio⁵ ziu¹ lai⁵ gai⁷ [Peng'im]

      I come from Chaozhou. (i.e., It is Chaozhou that I come from.)

19. (dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the past tense.

    我伲一直替㑚一家人家交易，勿到別人家去個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    我伲一直替㑚一家人家交易，勿到别人家去个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    From: 2010, Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)

    We've been trading with your family, we haven't gone to any other families.

20. (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2022, “全身想旅行 [cyun4 san1 soeng2 leoi5 hang4]”, 林日曦 [lam4 jat6 hei1, Roy Tsui] (lyrics)‎^[1]performed by 黎明 [lai4 ming4, Leon Lai]:

      個赤鱲角真闊　冇晒人飛 [Cantonese, trad.]
      个赤𫚭角真阔　冇晒人飞 [Cantonese, simp.]

      go³ cek³ laap⁶ gok³ zan¹ fut³, mou⁵ saai³ jan⁴ fei¹ [Jyutping]

      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• For Hokkien, Taiwan's Ministry of Education recommends 个 for the general classifier ê and 的 for the possessive particle ê, reserving 個 for the month classifier kò.
• For Hakka, Taiwan's Ministry of Education recommends 个 for the possessive particle.
• In Cantonese, when used for "yuan/dollar", 個 is usually only used when followed by cents.
• Northern Wu languages can mark for tenses, as well as aspects. In Old Shanghainese, this is used to mark the past tense, as opposed to a perfect aspect.

Synonyms

• (height):

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• 個子 / 个子 (gèzi) (chiefly refers to height)
• 個頭 / 个头 (chiefly refers to height)
• 形體 / 形体 (xíngtǐ)
• 漢草 / 汉草 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 衣架 (yījià) (figurative)
• 衣架子 (yījiàzi) (figurative)
• 袤 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 身材 (shēncái)
• 身架子 (seng¹ jia³ zeh) (Jin)
• 身段 (shēnduàn) (of a woman)
• 身胚 (Hakka)
• 身裝 / 身装 (Hakka)
• 骨塊 / 骨块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 體型 / 体型 (tǐxíng)
• 體形 / 体形 (tǐxíng)
• 體態 / 体态 (tǐtài) (including posture)

 

• (one):

Dialectal synonyms of 一 (“one”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		一
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		一, 幺 as a digit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	一
	Taiwan	一
	Chengde	一
	Ulanhot	一
	Tongliao	一
	Chifeng	一
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	一
	Heihe	一
	Qiqihar	一
	Harbin	一
	Jiamusi	一
	Baicheng	一
	Changchun	一
	Tonghua	一
	Shenyang	一
	Jinzhou	一
	Singapore	一
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	一
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	一
	Tangshan	一
	Cangzhou	一
	Baoding	一
	Shijiazhuang	一
	Lijin	一
	Jinan	一
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	一
	Dandong	一
	Yantai	一
	Yantai (Muping)	一
	Qingdao	一
	Zhucheng	一
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	一
	Jining	一
	Wanrong	一
	Linfen	一
	Shangqiu	一
	Yuanyang	一
	Zhengzhou	一
	Xinyang	一
	Baihe	一
	Xi'an	一
	Dingbian	一
	Baoji	一
	Tianshui	一
	Xining	一
	Yanqi	一
	Xuzhou	一
	Fuyang	一
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	一
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	一
	Bayanhot	一
	Lanzhou	一
	Dunhuang	一
	Hami	一
	Ürümqi	一
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	一
	Nanchong	一
	Dazhou	一
	Hanyuan	一
	Xichang	一
	Zigong	一
	Chongqing	一
	Wuhan	一
	Yichang	一
	Xiangyang	一
	Tianmen	一
	Guiyang	一
	Zunyi	一
	Bijie	一
	Liping	一
	Zhaotong	一
	Dali	一
	Kunming	一
	Mengzi	一
	Guilin	一
	Guanyang	一
	Lipu	一
	Pingle	一
	Yangshuo	一
	Liuzhou	一
	Luzhai	一
	Nanning (Fujian)	一
	Nanning (Wuming)	一
	Binyang (Nanjie)	一
	Hechi (Yizhou)	一
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	一
	Tianlin (Langping)	一
	Jishou	一
	Changde	一
	Yongzhou	一
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	一
	Hanzhong	一
	Dagudi (Maliba)	一
	Reshuitang (Longling)	一
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	一
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	一
	Oudomxay	一
	Pematangsiantar	一
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	一
	Yangzhou	一
	Lianyungang	一
	Lianshui	一
	Nantong	一
	Anqing	一
	Wuhu	一
	Hefei	一
	Hong'an	一
Mandarin	Jiangshan (Nianbadu)	一
	Kaihua (Huabu)	一
	Yushan (Huaiyu)	一
Cantonese	Guangzhou	一
	Hong Kong	一
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	一
	Yangjiang	一
	Nanning (Tanka)	一
	Wuzhou	一
	Yulin	一
	Rongxian	一
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	一
	Hepu (Shatian)	一
	Guiping	一
	Guiping (Jintian)	一
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	一
	Guiping (Madong)	一
	Guiping (Mule)	一
	Pingnan	一
	Pingnan (Danzhu)	一
	Mengshan (Xinxu)	一
	Mengshan (Chentang)	一
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	一
	Guigang (Pingdong)	一
	Beiliu	一
	Baise	一
	Qinzhou	一
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	一
	Beihai	一
	Beihai (Nankang)	一
	Beihai (Yingpan)	一
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	一, 𠬠
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	一, 𠬠
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	一
	Dongxing	一
	Lingchuan (Yangjia)	一
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	一
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	一
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	一
	Singapore (Guangfu)	一
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	一
	Móng Cái	一, 𠬠
	Mandalay (Taishan)	一
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	一
	Betong (Rongxian)	一
Gan	Nanchang	一
	Pengze	一
	Yanshan (Yongping)	一
	Fengcheng	一
	Lichuan	一
	Pingxiang	一
Hakka	Meixian	一
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	一
	Jiexi	一
	Changting	一
	Yudu	一
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	一
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	一
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	一
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	一
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	一
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	一
	Hong Kong	一
	Bobai (Shahe)	一
	Bobai (Longtan)	一
	Bobai (Lingping)	一
	Binyang (Wangling)	一
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	一
	Lipu (Shuangduitun)	一
	Lipu (Dashigu)	一
	Pingle (Tong'an)	一
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	一
	Guidong	一
	Sabah (Longchuan)	一
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	一
	Senai (Huiyang)	一
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	一
	Singkawang	一
	Pontianak (Meixian)	一
	Bangkok (Meixian)	一
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	一
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	一
Huizhou	Jixi	一
	Shexian	一
	Shexian (Daguyun)	一
Jin	Taiyuan	一
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	一
	Pingyao	一
	Yangyuan	一
	Datong	一
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	一
	Xinzhou	一
	Lüliang (Lishi)	一
	Changzhi	一
	Taibus (Baochang)	一
	Linhe	一
	Jining	一
	Liangcheng	一
	Hohhot	一
	Baotou	一
	Dongsheng	一
	Haibowan	一
	Erenhot	一
	Pingshan	一
	Zhangjiakou	一
	Handan	一
	Linzhou	一
	Suide	一
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	一
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蜀
	Songxi	蜀
	Jianyang	蜀
	Pucheng (Shibei)	個
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蜀
	Fuqing	蜀
	Gutian	蜀
	Ningde	蜀
	Zhouning	蜀
	Fuding	蜀
	Singapore (Fuqing)	蜀
Southern Min	Xiamen	蜀
	Quanzhou	蜀
	Jinjiang	蜀
	Hui'an	蜀
	Yongchun	蜀
	Zhangzhou	蜀
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	蜀
	Zhao'an	蜀
	Taipei	蜀
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蜀
	Kaohsiung	蜀
	Yilan	蜀
	Changhua (Lukang)	蜀
	Taichung	蜀
	Tainan	蜀
	Hsinchu	蜀
	Kinmen	蜀
	Penghu (Magong)	蜀
	Penang (Hokkien)	蜀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蜀
	Manila (Hokkien)	蜀
	Medan (Hokkien)	蜀
	Longyan	蜀
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	蜀
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	蜀
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	蜀
	Chaozhou	蜀
	Shantou	蜀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	蜀
	Jieyang	蜀
	Haifeng	蜀
	Hong Kong (Yuen Chau Tsai)	蜀, 一
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蜀, 一
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	蜀
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	蜀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蜀
	Singapore (Teochew)	蜀
	Batam (Teochew)	蜀
	Pontianak (Teochew)	蜀
	Leizhou	蜀
	Haikou	蜀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	蜀
Puxian Min	Putian	蜀
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蜀
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	蜀
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	蜀
	Xianyou	蜀
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蜀
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蜀
Central Min	Yong'an	寡
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	寡
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	個, 蜀
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蜀
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	一
	Binyang	一
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	一
	Guilin (Yangjia)	一
	Guilin (Qianjing)	一
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	一
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	一
	Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)	一
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	一
Shehua	Chaozhou	一
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	一
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	一
Wu	Shanghai	一
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	一
	Shanghai (Jiading)	一
	Shanghai (Chongming)	一
	Suzhou	一
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	一
	Danyang	一
	Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun)	一
	Hangzhou	一
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	一
	Ningbo	一
	Xiangshan	一
	Wenzhou	一
	Songyang (Gushi)	一
	Longquan	一
	Jiangshan	一
	Jinhua	一
	Yiwu	一
Xiang	Changsha	一
	Xiangxiang	一
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	一
	Loudi	一
	Shuangfeng	一
	Hengyang	一
	Hengshan	一
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	一
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	一

• (classifier):

Dialectal synonyms of 個 (“(classifier for people)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		個
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	個
	Taiwan	個
	Malaysia	個
	Singapore	個
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	個
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	個
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	個
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	個
	Xi'an	個
	Xining	個
	Xuzhou	個
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	個
	Ürümqi	個
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	個
	Wuhan	個
	Guiyang	個
	Guilin	個
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	個
	Yangzhou	個
	Hefei	個
Cantonese	Guangzhou	個
	Hong Kong	個
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	個
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	個
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	個
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	隻
	Macau	個
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	個
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	個
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	個
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	個
	Foshan	個
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	個
	Foshan (Shunde)	個
	Foshan (Sanshui)	個
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	個
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	個
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	個
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	個
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	個
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	個
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	個
	Taishan	個
	Kaiping (Chikan)	個
	Enping (Niujiang)	個
	Heshan (Yayao)	個
	Dongguan	個
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	個
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	隻
	Yangjiang	個
	Nanning	個, 隻
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	個
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	個
	Singapore (Guangfu)	個
Gan	Nanchang	個, 隻
	Lichuan	個
	Pingxiang	個
Hakka	Meixian	隻
	Xingning	隻
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	隻
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	隻
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	隻
	Huiyang	隻
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	隻
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	隻
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	隻
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	隻
	Boluo (Bendihua)	隻
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	隻
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	隻
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	隻
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	隻
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	隻
	Wuhua (Changbu)	隻
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	隻
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	隻
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	隻
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	隻
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	隻
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	隻
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	隻
	Wengyuan	隻, 個
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	隻, 個
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	個
	Liannan	個
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	隻
	Jiexi	個, 儕
	Luhe	隻
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	個
	Changting	個
	Wuping (Yanqian)	個
	Ninghua	個
	Yudu	個
	Ningdu	隻
	Tonggu (Sandu)	個
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	個
	Dayu	個
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	儕
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	儕
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	儕
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	儕
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	儕
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	儕
	Hong Kong	隻
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	隻
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	隻
	Xinyi (Sihe)	隻
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	隻
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	隻
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	隻
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	隻
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	隻
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	隻
	Mengshan (Xihe)	隻
	Luchuan	隻
	Sabah (Longchuan)	隻
	Senai (Huiyang)	隻
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	個
	Singkawang	隻
Huizhou	Jixi	個
Jin	Taiyuan	個
	Xinzhou	個
Northern Min	Jian'ou	隻
	Songxi	隻
	Zhenghe	隻
	Jianyang	隻
	Wuyishan	隻
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	隻, 個
	Fuzhou (Changle)	隻
	Lianjiang	隻
	Fuqing	隻
	Pingtan	隻
	Yongtai	隻
	Minqing	隻, 基
	Gutian	隻
	Fu'an	隻
	Ningde	隻
	Xiapu	隻
	Zherong	隻
	Shouning	個
	Zhouning	隻
	Fuding	個
Southern Min	Xiamen	個
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	個
	Quanzhou	個
	Jinjiang	個
	Nan'an	個
	Shishi	個
	Hui'an	個
	Anxi	個
	Yongchun	個
	Dehua	個
	Zhangzhou	個
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	個
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	個
	Hua'an	股
	Nanjing	股
	Pinghe	個
	Zhangpu	個
	Yunxiao	個
	Zhao'an	股
	Dongshan	個
	Taipei	個
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	個
	Kaohsiung	個
	Yilan	個
	Changhua (Lukang)	個
	Taichung	個
	Taichung (Wuqi)	個
	Tainan	個
	Taitung	個
	Hsinchu	個
	Kinmen	個
	Penghu (Magong)	個
	Penang (Hokkien)	個
	Singapore (Hokkien)	個
	Manila (Hokkien)	個
	Longyan	個
	Zhangping	個
	Datian	個
	Chaozhou	個
	Shantou	個, 腳
	Shantou (Chenghai)	個
	Jieyang	個, 腳, 主
	Haifeng	個
	Bangkok (Teochew)	個
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	個
	Singapore (Teochew)	個
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	個, 枚
	Haikou	個, 枚
	Singapore (Hainanese)	個
Puxian Min	Putian	個
	Xianyou	個
Central Min	Yong'an	隻
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	個
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	個
Shehua	Fu'an	個
	Fuding	個
	Luoyuan	個
	Sanming	個
	Shunchang	個
	Hua'an	個
	Guixi (Zhangping)	個
	Cangnan	個
	Jingning (Hexi)	個
	Lishui	個
	Longyou	個
	Chaozhou	個
	Fengshun	個
Wu	Shanghai	個
	Shanghai (Chongming)	個
	Suzhou	個
	Danyang	個
	Ningbo	個
	Xiangshan	個
	Wenzhou	個
	Jinhua	個
Xiang	Changsha	個, 隻
	Loudi	個
	Shuangfeng	個

Dialectal synonyms of 個 (“(classifier for bowls)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		個, 隻
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	個
Cantonese	Guangzhou	隻
	Hong Kong	個, 隻
Southern Min	Quanzhou	塊
	Yongchun	塊
	Tainan	塊
	Datian	塊

• (possessive particle):

Dialectal synonyms of 的 (“possessive particle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		之
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		的
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	的
	Taiwan	的
	Malaysia	的
	Singapore	的
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	的
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	的
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	的
	Guilin	的
	Kokang	的
	Dagudi (Maliba)	的
	Reshuitang (Longling)	的
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	的
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	的
	Pematangsiantar	的
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘅 †
	Hong Kong	嘅 †
	Macau	嘅 †
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	嘅
	Taishan	個, 嘅
	Beihai	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	個
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	嘅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	個
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嘅
	Penang (Guangfu)	嘅
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘅
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	嘅
	Móng Cái	個
Gan	Nanchang	個
	Lichuan	個
Hakka	Meixian	個
	Wuhua (Meilin)	個
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	個
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	個
	Kuching (Hepo)	嘅
Huizhou	Jixi	仂
Jin	Taiyuan	的
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	個
Northern Min	Jian'ou	個
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	其
Southern Min	Xiamen	個
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	個
	Quanzhou	個
	Zhangzhou	個
	Zhao'an	個
	Dongshan	個
	Taipei	個
	Kaohsiung	個
	Tainan	個
	Penang (Hokkien)	個
	Singapore (Hokkien)	個
	Manila (Hokkien)	個
	Chaozhou	個 †
	Shantou	個 †
	Jieyang	個 †
	Haifeng	個
	Singapore (Teochew)	個 †
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	個
	Singapore (Hainanese)	個
Puxian Min	Xianyou	兮
Central Min	Yong'an	兮
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	個 †
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	嘅
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	嘅
Wu	Shanghai	個 †
	Suzhou	個 †
	Wuxi	個 †
	Hangzhou	的 †
	Ningbo	個 †
	Wenzhou	個 †
Xiang	Changsha	的
	Loudi	個
	Shaoyang	個
Note	† - may use corresponding classifier in certain contexts

• (yuan; dollar):

Dialectal synonyms of 元 (“yuan; dollar”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		圓, 元
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	塊
	Taiwan	塊
	Harbin	塊
	Malaysia	塊
	Singapore	塊
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	塊
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	塊
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	塊
	Wanrong	塊
	Xi'an	塊
	Xining	塊
	Xuzhou	塊
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	塊
	Lanzhou	塊
	Ürümqi	塊
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	塊
	Wuhan	塊
	Guiyang	塊
	Guilin	塊
	Liuzhou	塊
	Nanning (Wuming)	塊
	Shanglin (Sanli)	塊
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	塊
	Yangzhou	塊
	Hefei	塊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀
	Hong Kong	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 雞嘢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蚊
	Macau	蚊
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蚊
	Foshan	蚊
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	文
	Foshan (Shunde)	蚊
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蚊雞
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蚊雞
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Enping (Niujiang)	蚊
	Heshan (Yayao)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊, 蚊雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蚊
	Qingyuan	蚊
	Fogang	蚊
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蚊
	Yangshan	蚊
	Lianshan (Butian)	蚊
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蚊
	Renhua	蚊雞
	Lechang	蚊
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蚊
	Sihui	蚊雞
	Deqing	蚊
	Huaiji	蚊
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蚊
	Yunfu	蚊
	Xinxing	蚊
	Luoding	蚊
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蚊
	Yangjiang	蚊, 個
	Lianjiang	蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蚊
	Qinzhou	蚊
	Beihai	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蚊
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	箍, 蚊
	Penang (Guangfu)	蚊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蚊, 箍
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蚊
	Móng Cái	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	塊
	Lichuan	塊
	Pingxiang	塊
Hakka	Meixian	塊
	Xingning	吊
	Yudu	塊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銀, 箍
	Hong Kong	塊, 蚊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	箍
	Senai (Huiyang)	箍
	Kuching (Hepo)	箍
	Singkawang	盾
	Singapore (Dabu)	箍
Huizhou	Jixi	塊
Jin	Taiyuan	塊
	Xinzhou	塊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	塊
	Pucheng (Shibei)	塊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	塊
	Fuqing	塊
	Matsu	塊
Southern Min	Xiamen	箍
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	箍
	Quanzhou	箍
	Shishi	箍
	Zhangzhou	箍
	Zhao'an	箍
	Dongshan	箍
	Taipei	箍
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	箍
	Kaohsiung	箍
	Yilan	箍
	Changhua (Lukang)	箍
	Taichung	箍
	Tainan	箍
	Hsinchu	箍
	Kinmen	箍
	Penghu (Magong)	箍
	Penang (Hokkien)	箍
	Singapore (Hokkien)	箍
	Manila (Hokkien)	箍
	Chaozhou	銀, 箍, 個, 個銀
	Shantou	銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	銀
	Jieyang	個, 個銀
	Haifeng	個銀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	箍
	Singapore (Teochew)	箍, 個銀
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	銀, 個
	Haikou	個銀, 銀
	Qionghai	銀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	箍
Puxian Min	Putian	個
	Xianyou	個
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蚊
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蚊, 蚊雞
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	塊
Wu	Shanghai	塊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	塊
	Suzhou	塊
	Danyang	塊
	Hangzhou	塊
	Wenzhou	個
	Jinhua	塊
Xiang	Changsha	塊
	Loudi	塊
	Shuangfeng	塊
	Quanzhou	塊

• (this):

Dialectal synonyms of 這 (“this”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		此, 斯, 是, 之, 茲 anteclassical, 夫, 爾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		這
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	這
	Taiwan	這
	Chengde	這
	Chifeng	這
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	這
	Heihe	這
	Qiqihar	這
	Jiamusi	這
	Baicheng	這
	Changchun	這
	Tonghua	這
	Shenyang	這
	Jinzhou	這
	Malaysia	這
	Singapore	這
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	這
	Tangshan	這
	Cangzhou	這
	Baoding	這
	Shijiazhuang	這
	Lijin	這
	Jinan	這
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	這
	Dandong	這
	Yantai	這
	Qingdao	這
	Zhucheng	這
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	這
	Jining	這
	Linfen	這
	Shangqiu	這
	Yuanyang	這
	Zhengzhou	這
	Xinyang	這
	Baihe	這
	Xi'an	這
	Baoji	這
	Tianshui	這
	Xining	這
	Xuzhou	這
	Pizhou	這
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	這
	Donghai	這
	Fuyang	這
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	這
	Lanzhou	這
	Dunhuang	這
	Hami	這
	Ürümqi	這
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	這
	Nanchong	這
	Dazhou	這
	Hanyuan	這
	Xichang	這
	Zigong	這
	Chongqing	這
	Wuhan	這
	Yichang	這
	Tianmen	這
	Guiyang	這
	Zunyi	這
	Bijie	這
	Liping	這
	Zhaotong	這
	Dali	這
	Kunming	這
	Mengzi	這
	Guilin	這
	Liuzhou	這
	Jishou	這
	Changde	這
	Hanzhong	這
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	這
	Yangzhou	這
	Baoying	這
	Taizhou	這
	Zhenjiang	這
	Lianyungang	這
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	這
	Lianshui	這
	Xuyi	這
	Nantong	這
	Rugao	這
	Yancheng	這
	Funing	這
	Sihong	這
	Wuhu	這
	Hefei	這
	Hong'an	這
Cantonese	Guangzhou	呢, 依
	Hong Kong	呢, 依
	Macau	呢
	Taishan	該
	Dongguan	呢
	Yangjiang	果
	Nanning	阿
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	呢
	Singapore (Guangfu)	呢, 依
Gan	Nanchang	箇
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	箇
	Anyi	箇
	Lushan	箇
	Duchang	箇
	Wuning (Quankou)	該
	Poyang	箇
	Yugan	該
	Wannian	該
	Yanshan (Hekou)	這
	Yichun	箇
	Yifeng	箇
	Gao'an	箇
	Fengxin	箇
	Shanggao	里
	Wanzai	箇
	Fengcheng	該
	Xinyu	該
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	該
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	箇
	Nancheng	箇
	Nanfeng	箇
	Yihuang	箇
	Lichuan	該
	Chongren	該
	Pingxiang	該
	Ji'an	蓋
	Taihe	箇
	Xiajiang	該
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	箇
	Guixi	箇
	Jianning	個
	Jinxian	箇
	Jinxi	箇
	Le'an	該
	Guangchang	改
	Suichuan	底
	Wan'an	介
	Jing'an	箇
	Zhangshu	該
	Xingan	個
	Fenyi	改
Hakka	Changting	爾
	Ninghua	只
	Qingliu	這
	Yudu	底
	Ningdu	底
	Ruijin	底
	Shicheng	底
	Xunwu	底
	Huichang	底
	Xingguo	界
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	這
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	這
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	這
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	這
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	這
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	這
	Hong Kong	這
Huizhou	Jixi	爾
	Shexian	這
	Wuyuan	伊
Jin	Taiyuan	這
	Yangyuan	這
	Datong	這
	Xinzhou	這
	Lüliang (Lishi)	這
	Changzhi	這
	Linhe	這
	Jining	這
	Hohhot	這
	Erenhot	這
	Pingshan	這
	Zhangjiakou	這
	Handan	這
	Suide	這
Northern Min	Jian'ou	𱕇
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	只, 者, 嚽
	Fuzhou (Changle)	這
	Lianjiang	這
	Fuqing	者
	Pingtan	這
	Yongtai	這
	Minqing	這
	Gutian	這
	Pingnan	這
	Luoyuan	這
	Fu'an	這
	Ningde	這
	Xiapu	這
	Zherong	這
	Shouning	這
	Zhouning	這
	Fuding	這
	Singapore (Fuqing)	這
Southern Min	Xiamen	這
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	這
	Quanzhou	只, 這
	Jinjiang	這
	Nan'an	這
	Shishi	這
	Hui'an	這
	Anxi	這
	Yongchun	這
	Dehua	這
	Zhangzhou	這
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	這
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	這
	Hua'an	這
	Nanjing	這
	Pinghe	這
	Zhangpu	這
	Yunxiao	這
	Zhao'an	只
	Dongshan	這
	Taipei	這
	Kinmen	這
	Penang (Hokkien)	這
	Singapore (Hokkien)	這
	Manila (Hokkien)	這
	Longyan	迄好
	Zhangping	這
	Chaozhou	只
	Shantou	只
	Jieyang	只
	Haifeng	只
	Singapore (Teochew)	只
	Batam (Teochew)	只
	Wenchang	這
	Haikou	這
	Singapore (Hainanese)	這
Puxian Min	Putian	只蜀
	Xianyou	只蜀
Central Min	Yong'an	這
	Sanming (Shaxian)	這
Shaojiang Min	Guangze	當
	Jiangle	者
	Mingxi	只
	Shunchang	這
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	亞
Shehua	Cangnan	這
	Jingning (Hexi)	個
Wu	Shanghai	搿, 迭 dated, 第 obsolete
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	搿
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	格
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	格
	Shanghai (Chongming)	吉, 講, 葛 also that
	Suzhou	該, 搿
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	個
	Wuxi	意
	Changshu	俚
	Jiaxing	葛
	Jiashan	葛
	Pinghu	葛
	Haining (Yanguan)	葛
	Tongxiang	葛
	Haiyan	葛
	Changzhou	資
	Danyang	格
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	格
	Huzhou	格
	Changxing	格
	Anji	格
	Deqing	葛
	Hangzhou	葛
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	葛
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	葛
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	葛
	Tonglu	葛
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	個個
	Shaoxing	咸
	Zhuji	咸
	Shengzhou	咸
	Xinchang	咸
	Ningbo	葛
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	葛
	Yuyao	耶
	Cixi	葛
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	葛
	Tiantai	葛
	Sanmen	葛
	Wenling	葛, 格
	Wenzhou	個
	Yueqing	個
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	個
	Rui'an	個
	Pingyang	個
	Taishun	這
	Wencheng	個
	Lishui	已
	Qingtian	已
	Jinyun	已
	Songyang (Xiping)	益
	Yunhe	益
	Qingyuan	這
	Longquan	搭
	Suichang	益
	Jiangshan	益
	Changshan	益
	Kaihua	益
	Longyou	個
	Jinhua	等, 待
	Yiwu	吾
	Yongkang	個
	Pujiang	這, 吉
	Dongyang	個
Wuyi	愛個
Lanxi	個
Shangrao	這
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	伊
Yushan	伊
Xiang	Changsha	咯
	Shuangfeng	咯

Compounds

• 一個 / 一个 (yīgè)
• 一個勁兒 / 一个劲儿 (yīgejìnr)
• 一個子兒 / 一个子儿
• 一個樣兒 / 一个样儿
• 七個八個 / 七个八个
• 不是個兒 / 不是个儿
• 些個 / 些个 (xiēge)
• 今兒個 / 今儿个 (jīnrgè)
• 個中 / 个中 (gèzhōng)
• 個中三昧 / 个中三昧
• 個中人 / 个中人
• 個中滋味 / 个中滋味
• 個中道理 / 个中道理
• 個事 / 个事
• 個人 / 个人 (gèrén)
• 個人主義 / 个人主义 (gèrén zhǔyì)
• 個人外交 / 个人外交
• 個人所得 / 个人所得
• 個人撥接 / 个人拨接
• 個人本位 / 个人本位
• 個人秀 / 个人秀
• 個人衛生 / 个人卫生 (gèrén wèishēng)
• 個人資料 / 个人资料
• 個人電腦 / 个人电脑 (gèrén diànnǎo)
• 個人首頁 / 个人首页
• 個位 / 个位 (gèwèi)
• 個個 / 个个 (gègè)
• 個個稱羨 / 个个称羡
• 個兒 / 个儿 (gèr)
• 個別 / 个别 (gèbié)
• 個別差異 / 个别差异
• 個別輔導 / 个别辅导
• 個子 / 个子 (gèzi)
• 個展 / 个展 (gèzhǎn)
• 個性 / 个性 (gèxìng)
• 個性難改 / 个性难改
• 個把 / 个把
• 個數 / 个数 (gèshù)
• 個案 / 个案 (gè'àn)
• 個案分析 / 个案分析
• 個案研究 / 个案研究 (gè'àn yánjiū)
• 個樣 / 个样
• 個裡 / 个里
• 個頭 / 个头
• 個體 / 个体 (gètǐ)
• 個體戶 / 个体户 (gètǐhù)
• 做的個 / 做的个
• 傍個影兒 / 傍个影儿
• 兩個聲 / 两个声 (liǎnggèshēng)
• 則個 / 则个
• 前兒個 / 前儿个 (qiánrge)
• 半個 / 半个 (bànge)
• 半個人 / 半个人 (bàn ge rén)
• 又弱一個 / 又弱一个
• 各個 / 各个 (gègè)
• 各個擊破 / 各个击破 (gègèjīpò)
• 單個兒 / 单个儿
• 噶個點兒 / 噶个点儿
• 四個堅持 / 四个坚持
• 夜兒個 / 夜儿个 (yèrge)
• 大個 / 大个
• 大個兒 / 大个儿
• 大個子 / 大个子
• 好個 / 好个
• 寧個 / 宁个
• 帶個好 / 带个好
• 幫個場子 / 帮个场子
• 幾個 / 几个 (jǐgè)
• 幾兒個 / 几儿个
• 成個兒 / 成个儿 (chénggèr)
• 打一個吞 / 打一个吞
• 打個前失 / 打个前失
• 打個千兒 / 打个千儿
• 打個問號 / 打个问号
• 打個沉兒 / 打个沉儿
• 打個照會 / 打个照会
• 打個照面 / 打个照面
• 打個花 / 打个花
• 挨個兒 / 挨个儿 (āigèr)
• 探個究竟 / 探个究竟
• 揀啊揀，揀著一個賣龍眼 / 揀啊揀，揀著一个賣龍眼 / 拣啊拣，拣着一个卖龙眼 (kéng--ah kéng, kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng) (Hokkien)
• 撲個滿懷 / 扑个满怀
• 撲個空 / 扑个空
• 整個 / 整个 (zhěnggè)
• 有個好歹 / 有个好歹
• 有個屁用 / 有个屁用
• 有個數兒 / 有个数儿
• 有個說兒 / 有个说儿
• 某個 / 某个 (mǒugè)
• 比個高下 / 比个高下
• 比個高低 / 比个高低
• 沒個出豁 / 没个出豁
• 沒個是處 / 没个是处
• 沒個見識 / 没个见识
• 沒個開交 / 没个开交
• 滅不個 / 灭不个
• 滿好個 / 满好个
• 猛個勁 / 猛个劲
• 獨自個 / 独自个
• 發個兒 / 发个儿
• 看個究竟 / 看个究竟
• 真個 / 真个 (zhēngè)
• 矬個兒 / 矬个儿
• 矮個 / 矮个 (ǎigè)
• 矮個兒 / 矮个儿 (ǎigèr)
• 矮個子 / 矮个子 (ǎigèzi)
• 第一個 / 第一个 (dì-yī gè)
• 自個兒 / 自个儿 (zìgěr)
• 若個 / 若个
• 行個方便 / 行个方便
• 見個情 / 见个情
• 覷個意順 / 觑个意顺
• 討個分曉 / 讨个分晓
• 賠個不是 / 赔个不是
• 賣個破綻 / 卖个破绽
• 這個 / 这个
• 這個擋口 / 这个挡口
• 這個當兒 / 这个当儿
• 這個那個 / 这个那个
• 那個 / 那个
• 郎個 / 郎个
• 隔裡個裡 / 隔里个里
• 高個兒 / 高个儿
• 高個子 / 高个子
• 麥個子 / 麦个子

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (個):

• → Japanese: 個(こ) (ko)
• → Korean: 개(個) (gae)
• → Vietnamese: cá (個)

Others:

• Wutunhua: -ge
• →? Baba Malay: punya (semantic loan)
• →? Vietnamese: cái

Japanese

Kanji

個

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: か (ka)
• Kan-on: か (ka)
• Tō-on: こ (ko, Jōyō)

Counter

Kanji in this term
個
こ Grade: 5
tōon

Alternative spelling
㐰

個(こ) • (-ko) 

1. item, article, thing

   あの枝(えだ)に桜(さくら)ん坊(ぼ)が十(じゅう)二(に)個(こ)だけあります。

   Ano eda ni sakuranbo ga jūni-ko dake arimasu.

   There are only twelve cherries on that branch.

Usage notes

This is one of the most common counter words in Japanese. It can be used to count small, round objects.

See also

Japanese number-counter combinations for 個(こ) (ko)
1	2	3	4	5
一(いっ)個(こ) (ikko)	二(に)個(こ) (niko)	三(さん)個(こ) (sanko)	四(よん)個(こ) (yonko)	五(ご)個(こ) (goko)
6	7	8	9	10
六(ろっ)個(こ) (rokko)	七(なな)個(こ) (nanako)	八(はっ)個(こ) (hakko) 八(はち)個(こ) (hachiko)	九(きゅう)個(こ) (kyūko)	十(じっ)個(こ) (jikko)
100	1,000	10,000	100,000,000	How many?
百(ひゃっ)個(こ) (hyakko)	千(せん)個(こ) (senko)	一(いち)万(まん)個(こ) (ichimanko)	一(いち)億(おく)個(こ) (ichiokuko)	何(なん)個(こ) (nanko)

Korean

Hanja

個 (eumhun 낱 개 (nat gae))

1. hanja form^? of 개 (“a piece”)
2. hanja form^? of 개 (“a unit”)
3. hanja form^? of 개 (“an item”)

Compounds

• 개인 (個人, gaein, “individual”)

Vietnamese

Han character

個: Hán Nôm readings: cá, cái

1. generic classifier

References

• Nom Foundation