個

gě = g + e3

used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]

gè = g + e4

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

个 = 丨 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man (人) needs to use the elevator's bathroom (e4) but it's occupied by Guy Fawkes (g), and there's only space for one individual (个). Impatiently Neanderthal Man knocks on the door using his dinosaur bone (丨).

個 character breakdown

個
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 固
  - 古
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 口
  - 囗

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

固

gù = gu + Ø4

hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly

固 = 古 + 囗 : Gitta Giraffe is building a hard and solid stronghold inside the bathroom's space station. The stronghold consists of a cloister inside a wooden box.

Characters with 個 as component

𠮶

嗰

gè = g + e4

that (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那[na4]

Words with 個

这

這

zhè

个

個

this / this one

这

這

zhè

个

個

(pronoun) this / (adjective) this

那

nà

个

個

that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]

高

ga̅o

个

個

gè

子

tall person / (of a person) tall

自

zì

个

個

gě