个

个 gè

“this”

Radical: 丨 Strokes: 3 Level: HSK 1

How 个 is built — stacked top over bottom

人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
丨
number one
number one; line

Origin

A tally 丨 of people 人

Words with 个

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