个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
Learn the Chinese character 个 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Words with 个
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 个.
Example sentences with 个
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
一年有十二个月。
A year has twelve months.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context →我的房间里有一张桌子、两把椅子,桌子上有一个杯子。
My room has a table and two chairs, and there is a cup on the table.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 3 · teaching context →学校外有一个小饭店,在楼下。
Outside the school there is a small restaurant downstairs.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 5 · teaching context →请给我你的电话号码,最后一个数字是零。
Please give me your phone number; the last digit is zero.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 6 · teaching context →我会做饭,今天做五个菜。
I can cook; today I am making five dishes.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 7 · teaching context →从家到学校要二十分钟,不到一个小时。
It takes twenty minutes from home to school, less than an hour.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 8 · teaching context →这些苹果两块钱一个。
These apples cost two yuan each.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 9 · teaching context →你要哪个?这些都可以。
Which one do you want? Any of these are fine.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 9 · teaching context →这个医生真好。
This doctor is really good.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 10 · teaching context →老师说:你知道这个汉字吗?
The teacher says: Do you know this Chinese character?
HSK 1 course · Lesson 12 · teaching context →王女士有一个儿子和一个女儿。
Ms. Wang has a son and a daughter.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 14 · teaching context →
About 个
Short answers for character learning.
What does 个 mean in Chinese?
个 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier).
How do you pronounce 个?
个 is shown as gè.
Is 个 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 个 is HSK 1 recognition character #53.
Can I practise writing 个?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 5 linked HSK words
- 11 published course contexts
- Audio available
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement:HSK 1 recognition character #53. See the HSK 3.0 guide for the published syllabus reference.
- Writing scope: present in the official HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT dictionary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata; displayed reading source: HSK 1 vocabulary data.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK 1 vocabulary records, with every word linked to its existing HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published hskone HSK 1 course contexts, linked to the lesson that owns the original content.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This page is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.
