Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Classifiers

Hi, polyglots!

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	個							(generic)
accident		次，場／场								accident
affair		件								affair
aircraft		架								aircraft
artillery shell		發／发								artillery shell
asparagus		根	本							asparagus
bamboo		根，株	本							bamboo
bird		隻／只	羽							bird
book		本，冊／册	冊							book
bottle		隻／只，個／个	本							bottle
building		棟／栋								building
bullet		發／发								bullet
bundle of noodles		把	本							bundle of noodles
business deal		號／号								business deal
cactus		棵，株	本							cactus
camel		頭／头	頭							camel
can		聽／听	本							can
cap		頂／顶								cap
card		張／张	枚							card
cat		隻／只	匹							cat
cattle		頭／头	頭							cattle
chair		把								chair
chimney		根	本							chimney
cloth		塊／块	枚							cloth
clothing		件								clothing
cloud		朵								cloud
command		道								command
conference		屆／届								conference
cord		根	本							cord
course of food		道								course of food
crab		隻／只	匹							crab
cylindrical battery cell		塊／块	本							cylindrical battery cell
dart		支	本							dart
deer		隻／只，頭／头	匹							deer
document		份								document
dog		隻／只	匹							dog
donkey		頭／头	頭							donkey
door		扇，道								door
dumpling		個／个	枚							dumpling
eel		條／条	本							eel
elephant		頭／头	頭							elephant
enterprise		家								enterprise
family		家								family
fax		封								fax
film		部								film
firewood		根	本							firewood
fish		條／条，隻／只	匹							fish
fishing rod		根	本							fishing rod
flower		朵								flower
folding fan		把	本							folding fan
frog		隻／只	匹							frog
garment		件	枚							garment
gun		桿／杆								gun
hair		根								hair
horse		頭／头	頭							horse
hotel		家								hotel
icicle		根	本							icicle
insect		隻／只	匹							insect
key		把								key
layer of something		層／层								layer of something
mail		封								mail
lion		隻／只，頭／头	頭							lion
lobster		隻／只	匹							lobster
machine		臺／台								machine
meal		頓／顿								meal
monkey		隻／只	匹							monkey
monster		隻／只	匹							monster
mule		頭／头	頭							mule
nail clipper		把	本							nail clipper
octopus		隻／只	匹							octopus
opportunity		次								opportunity
painting		幅								painting
pen		支	本							pen
pencil		支	本							pencil
people		個／个，號／号								people
performance		齣／出								performance
piano		架								piano
piece of paper		張／张	枚							piece of paper
pillar		根								pillar
pistole		把								pistole
procedure		道								procedure
public spectacle		場／场								public spectacle
question on paper		道								question on paper
rabbit		隻／只	羽，匹							rabbit
raft		條／条	枚							raft
ray		道								ray
restaurant		家								restaurant
ribbon		條／条	本							ribbon
rocket		發／发								rocket
roll of film		卷								roll of film
roll of paper		卷								roll of paper
room		間／间								room
sash		條／条	本							sash
scissors		把								scissors
sea otter		隻／只	匹							sea otter
shell		隻／只	枚							shell
shellfish		隻／只	匹							shellfish
shop		家								shop
shrimp		隻／只	匹							shrimp
site		處／处								site
snail		隻／只	匹							snail
spear		桿／杆								spear
story of a building		層／层								story of a building
sword		把								sword
syringe		根	本							syringe
tail		條／条，根	本							tail
thread		根	本							thread
tiger		頭／头	頭							tiger
tire		條／条	本							tire
towel		塊／块	本							towel
train		列	本							train
tree		棵，(Yue) 樖，(Min Nan) 欉	本							tree
tortoise		隻／只	匹							tortoise
turtle		隻／只	匹							turtle
umbrella		把								umbrella
utility pole		根	本							utility pole
vehicle		輛／辆，部								vehicle
volume of book		冊／册								volume of book
wall		面，堵，(Yue) 埲	枚							wall
water well		口	本							water well
weighting scale		桿／杆								weighting scale
whale		頭／头	頭							whale
wolf		隻／只，匹	匹							wolf
worm		條／条，隻／只	匹							worm