个

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See also 個, and 箇

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Translingual [edit]

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simpl. 个
trad. 個

Etymology [edit]

Simplified from 個.

Han character [edit]

个 (radical 2 丨+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 人中 (OL), four-corner 8020.0, composition ⿱𠆢丨)

  1. numerary adjunct, piece (counter word)
  2. single

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  • KangXi: page 78, character 23
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 70
  • Dae Jaweon: page 158, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 103, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+4E2A

Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

个 (traditional 個, jyutping go3, Yale go3)

Japanese [edit]

See also 箇, and 個

Kanji [edit]

个 (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. counter for articles
  2. individual

Readings [edit]

References [edit]

  • New Nelson: 25
  • Halpern: 1959
  • Halpern Learners: not listed
  • Heisig: not listed
  • Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 6f8.15
  1. Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

Korean [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Pronunciation 개 came from a confusion with 介. 个 is a variant of 個, and its pronunciation would have been 고 as in 固, 凅, 痼, etc.

Hanja [edit]

个
Eumhun:

  • Sound (hangeul): 개 (revised: gae, ga, McCune-Reischauer: kae, ka, Yale: kay, ka)
  • Meaning: small piece
  • 개 (gae; original pronunciation 가 (ga))
  • 낱 개 (nat gae)

Mandarin [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

个 (traditional 個, pinyin gè (ge4), Wade-Giles ko4)

Measure word [edit]

个 (simplified, Pinyin gè, traditional 個)

  1. the most commonly used measure word. Often used in place of all other measure words, particularly when the correct measure word is not known by the speaker.

Compounds [edit]

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