个 gè
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
个头儿
gètóur
size; build; stature
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这批苹果个头儿不大，但甜度稳定，反而更适合做儿童餐。 Zhè pī píngguǒ gètóur bú dà, dàn tiándù wěndìng, fǎn'ér gèng shìhé zuò értóng cān. These apples are not large, but their sweetness is consistent, making them more suitable for children's meals.
- 他个头儿很高，打篮球特别占优势。 Tā gètóur hěn gāo, dǎ lánqiú tèbié zhàn yōushì. He is very tall, which gives him a big advantage at basketball.
- 这条鱼个头儿不小，够我们一家人吃了。 Zhè tiáo yú gètóur bù xiǎo, gòu wǒmen yì jiā rén chī le. This fish is a good size, enough for our whole family.