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In some languages, classifiers are widely used for counting. Here is a list of commonly used classifiers.

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object Burmese Chinese Japanese Khmer Korean Malay Persian Thai Vietnamese object
(generic) 個/个 (generic)
asparagus asparagus
bamboo 根,株 bamboo
bird 隻/只 bird
book 本,冊/册 book
bottle 隻/只,個/个 bottle
bundle of noodles bundle of noodles
cactus 棵,株 cactus
camel 頭/头 camel
can 聽/听 can
card 張/张 card
cat 隻/只 cat
cattle 頭/头 cattle
chimney chimney
cloth 塊/块 cloth
cord cord
crab 隻/只 crab
cylindrical battery cell 塊/块 cylindrical battery cell
dart dart
deer 隻/只,頭/头 deer
dog 隻/只 dog
donkey 頭/头 donkey
dumpling 個/个 dumpling
eel 條/条 eel
elephant 頭/头 elephant
firewood firewood
fish 條/条,隻/只 fish
fishing rod fishing rod
folding fan folding fan
frog 隻/只 frog
garment garment
horse 頭/头 horse
icicle icicle
insect 隻/只 insect
lion 隻/只,頭/头 lion
lobster 隻/只 lobster
monkey 隻/只 monkey
monster 隻/只 monster
mule 頭/头 mule
nail clipper nail clipper
octopus 隻/只 octopus
pen pen
pencil pencil
piece of paper 張/张 piece of paper
rabbit 隻/只 羽,匹 rabbit
raft 條/条 raft
ribbon 條/条 ribbon
sash 條/条 sash
sea otter 隻/只 sea otter
shell 隻/只 shell
shellfish 隻/只 shellfish
shrimp 隻/只 shrimp
snail 隻/只 snail
syringe syringe
tail 條/条,根 tail
thread thread
tiger 頭/头 tiger
tire 條/条 tire
towel 塊/块 towel
train train
tree 棵,(Yue) 樖,(Min Nan) 欉 tree
tortoise 隻/只 tortoise
turtle 隻/只 turtle
utility pole utility pole
wall 面,堵,(Yue) 埲 wall
water well water well
whale 頭/头 whale
wolf 隻/只,匹 wolf
worm 條/条,隻/只 worm

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