個 (go3 | ge4) : unit; individual

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個

go3

ge4

[1] [classifier] unit; piece (see Note)
[2] [adj] individual; single

Note: 個 is the most generic classifier in both Cantonese and Mandarin. It can take the place of many classifiers, and is handy to use if one does not know the classifier that is specific to a particular noun.

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

個 / 个

This word has been viewed 47498 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2011 11:34

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邊個 bin1 go3 bian1 ge4 = which; who 粵

每個 mui5 go3 mei3 ge4 = each; apiece

呢個 ni1 go3 ni1 ge4 = this 粵

一個 jat1 go3 yi1 ge4 = a, an, the, one, etc.

下個月 haa6 go3 jyut6 xia4 ge4 yue4 = next month

幾個 gei2 go3 ji3 ge5 = several

三個月 saam1 go3 jyut6 = trimester, three months

個自 go3 zi6 = each

今個月 gam1 go3 jyut6 = this month 粵

嗰個 go2 go3 ge4 ge4 = that one 粵
See all 157 compounds (CantoDict reports 169 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 158 examples containing 個

我個中文老師好好人㗎粵
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.

一個星期有七天。
There are seven days in a week.

我下個星期就返香港啦。粵
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
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而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

你嘅教師係邊個呀？
Who is your teacher?

唔該，我想愛個一號餐，拎走。粵
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]

一隊足球隊有十一個人。
A football team consists of eleven members.

嗰個女仔好可愛。粵
That girl is so cute.

伊個係蘋果。粵
This is an apple

伊個唔係蘋果。粵
This is not an apple

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 個
Unicode code for this character: U+500b (off-site link)

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