Chinese Character 个 Meanings and components.

Form

个

Meaning

个 meaning[3] in English

Individual.

This.

That.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 个 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are man (人) , and radical in Chinese … (丨)

Its radical[1] is: 丨 (gun3) which means: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2), .丨gun3radical in …

In cangjie it is written with OL

How to write 个

To write个ge4individual you should write a combination of 人ren2man , 丨gun3radical in … arranged in a 吕 shape:

人 + 丨 = 个

个 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 个 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 个, looks as follow:

个
Pinyin:ge4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Individual . This . That . Size . Classifier For People Or Objects In General
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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