个

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(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A tally 丨 of people 人

Components 人丨

individual · Heisig RSH #258

umbrella + walking stick

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一个天南，一个地北	yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi	to live miles apart
个人主义	gè rén zhǔ yì	individualism
一个人	yī gè rén	by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
个中人	gè zhōng rén	a person in the know
大个儿	dà gè r	(coll.) tall person
个头儿	gè tóu r	size; height; stature
上一个	shàng yī ge	previous one
自个儿	zì gě r	(dialect) oneself; by oneself
高个子	gāo gè zi	tall person; (of a person) tall
个性化	gè xìng huà	to personalize; to customize; customization
下一个	xià yī ge	the next one
三个女人一台戏	sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì	three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
明儿个	míng r ge	(coll.) tomorrow
个人电脑	gè rén diàn nǎo	personal computer; PC
上个星期	shàng gè xīng qī	last week
两个中国	liǎng gè zhōng guó	two-China (policy)
下个星期	xià gè xīng qī	next week
一步一个脚印	yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn	one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable
单个儿	dān gè r	erhua variant of 單個\|单个[dan1 ge5]
四个全面	Sì ge Quán miàn	Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)