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CHINESE CHARACTER

gè

个

个

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item

Numbered pinyin
ge4
English meanings
piece, item

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 人; bottom 丨.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱人丨

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我yǒu有yī一gè个gēge哥哥。

    I have an older brother.

  2. 02

    zhè这gè个píngguǒ苹果hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    This apple is delicious.

  3. 03

    mǎi买liǎng两gè个miànbāo面包。

    Buy two loaves of bread.

  4. 04

    yī一gèrén个人zàijiā在家。

    Home alone.

  5. 05

    tā他shuō说de得hěn很yǒu有gè个dàoli道理。

    He makes a lot of sense.

  6. 06

    gèbié个别rén人méi没lái来。

    A few people didn't come.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一个劲儿
  • 上个月
  • 下个月
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  • 个儿
  • 个别
  • 个头儿
  • 个子
  • 个性
  • 个案
  • 各个
  • 整个