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|''抱''
|''抱''
|''bào''
|''bào''
|''encirclement of two arms''
|''encirclement of one's two arms''
|''一抱柴火 an armful of firewood''
|''一抱柴火 an armful of firewood''
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|笔/筆
|笔/筆
|bǐ
|bǐ
|payment, painting and calligraphy
|payment, painting or calligraphy
|一笔交易 a deal
|一笔交易 a deal
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|-
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|cháng
|cháng
|number of time
|number of times
|一场雨 a rain
|一场雨 a rain
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|一簇鲜花 a cluster of flowers
|一簇鲜花 a cluster of flowers
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|-
|撮
| rowspan="2" |撮
|cuō
|cuō
|milliliter, pinch
|pinch, ''milliliter''
|一撮土 a pinch of soil
|一撮土 a pinch of soil
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|zuǒ
|tuft
|一撮头发 a tuft of hair
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|-
|搭
|搭
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|一袋米 a sack of rice
|一袋米 a sack of rice
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|石
|''石''
|dàn
|''dàn''
|weight unit, volume unit
|''outdated weight unit, outdated volume unit''
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|截
|截
|jié
|jié
|piece
|cut piece
|一截木头 a section of wood
|一截木头 a section of wood
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|块/塊
|块/塊
|kuài
|kuài
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|piece, lump, colloquial yuán
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|一块冰 an ice
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|-
|捆
|捆
|kǔn
|kǔn
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|bundle
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|一捆柴 a bundle of firewood
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|拉
|拉
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|半拉地 the half of divided land
|半拉地 the half of divided land
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|累
|''累''
|léi
|''lěi''
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|''outdated weight unit''
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|粒
|粒
|lì
|lì
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|round small thing
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|一粒药 a pill
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|-
|联/聯
|联/聯
|lián
|lián
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|pair
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|对联 couplet
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|-
|两/兩
|两/兩
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|半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
|半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
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|-
|緉
|''緉''
|liǎng
|''liǎng''
|
|''pair of shoes''
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|
|-
|-
|辆/輛
|辆/輛
|liàng
|liàng
|
|vehicle
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|一辆车 a car
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|-
|料
|料
|liào
|liào
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|decoction, ''number of times''
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|一料药 a decoction
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|-
|列
|列
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|令
|令
|lǐng
|lǐng
|500 piecses of paper
|500 pieces of paper
|一令纸 500 pieces of paper
|一令纸 500 pieces of paper
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|-
|领/領
|领/領
|lǐng
|lǐng
|
|mat
|
|一领席 a mat
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|-
|绺/綹
|绺/綹
|liǔ
|liǔ
|
|tuft
|
|一绺丝线 a thread
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|-
|溜
|溜
|liù
|liù
|
|row
|
|一溜房屋 a row of houses
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|-
|炉/爐
|炉/爐
|lú
|lú
|
|heat
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|一炉钢 a heat of steel
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|-
|轮/輪
|轮/輪
|lún
|lún
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|round thing, number of times
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|一轮明月 a round bright moon
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|-
|罗/羅
|罗/羅
|luó
|luó
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|gross
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|摞
|摞
|luò
|luò
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|stack
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|一摞砖 a pile of bricks
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|-
|缕/縷
|缕/縷
|lǚ
|lǚ
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|strand
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|一缕头发 a strand of hair
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|-
|锊/鋝
|锊/鋝
|lüè
|lüè
|
|outdated weight unit, six liǎng
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|-
|-
|码/碼
|码/碼
|mǎ
|mǎ
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|thing, pile, length unit yard
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|一码砖 a pile of bricks
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|-
|''卖''
|''卖''
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|枚
|枚
|méi
|méi
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|piece
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|一枚邮票 a stamp
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|-
|眉
|眉
|méi
|méi
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|crescent
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|一眉新月 a new moon
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|-
|美
|美
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|面
|面
|miàn
|miàn
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|flat thing
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|一面镜子 a mirror
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|-
|秒
|秒
|miǎo
|miǎo
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|time unit second, degree unit second
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|
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|-
|缗/緡
|''缗/緡''
|mín
|''mín''
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|''string of 1000 coins''
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|一亩地 1 mu of land
|一亩地 1 mu of land
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|耦
|''耦''
|ǒu
|''ǒu''
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|''pair''
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|
|-
|-
|排
|排
|pái
|pái
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|row
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|一排房子 a row of houses
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|-
|派
|派
|pài
|pài
|
|scenery, meteorology, sound, language, ...
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|一派胡言 nonsence
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|-
|爿
|''爿''
|pán
|''pán''
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|''shop, factory, field, part of the integrated''
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|''一爿商店 a shop''
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|-
|盘
|盘
|pán
|pán
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|plate, round of chess
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|一盘石磨 a plate of stone mill
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|-
|泡
|泡
|pāo
|pāo
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|number of times of defecation
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|
|-
|-
|抛
|抛
|pāo
|pāo
|dirty thing
|number of times of defecation
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|
|-
|-
|脬
|脬
|pāo
|pāo
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|number of times of defecation
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|-
|盆
|盆
|pén
|pén
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|pot, ''outdated volume unit''
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|一盆花 a pot of flower
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|-
|蓬
|蓬
|péng
|péng
|the dishevelled
|dishevelled thing
|一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
|一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
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|-
|捧
|捧
|pěng
|pěng
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|double handful
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|一捧土 handful of soil
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|-
|批
|批
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|篇
|篇
|piān
|piān
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|piece of writing, sheet of paper
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|一篇文章 an article
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|-
|片
|片
|piàn
|piàn
|
|tablet, stretch, scene
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|一片森林 a forest
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|-
|票
|票
|piào
|piào
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|ticket
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|一票生意 a ticket of business
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|-
|撇
|撇
|piě
|piě
|
|side-falling thing
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|两撇眉毛 two eyebrows
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|-
|榀
|''榀''
|pǐn
|''pǐn''
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|''roof truss''
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|铺/鋪
|铺/鋪
|pū
|pū
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|mat or mattress
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|一铺褥子 a mattress
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|-
|骑/騎
|骑/騎
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|起
|起
|qǐ
|qǐ
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|number of times, case, ''group, batch''
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|一起诉讼 a lawsuit
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|-
|掐
|''掐''
|qiā
|''qiā''
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|''amount of thumb and another finger tip''
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|zhàng
|zhàng
|length unit, 10/3 metre for now
|length unit, 10/3 metre for now
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhàng depth abyss
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|-
|帧/幀
|帧/幀
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|zōng
|zōng
|matter
|matter
|一宗诉讼 a lawsuit
|一宗诉讼 a lawsuit
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|-
|综/綜
|综/綜

Revision as of 07:42, 1 May 2017

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In Chinese, in order to specify a certain number of something, you combine a number with a measure word or classifier, followed by the noun.

You need to know the right measure word when asking a "how much/many?" question using "jǐ 几". 

Below is a comprehensive list of Chinese measure words and how to use them.
Italic means uncommon.
Character Pinyin Usage or meaning Example
把 bǎ handful thing 一把粮食 a hand of grains
班 bān group of people, scheduled transportation 一班公交车 a bus
版 bǎn outdated unit for wall
般 bān kind 一般风景 a kind of scene
瓣 bàn segment of flower 一瓣花瓣 a segment of flower
包 bāo pack 一包烟 a pack of cigarette
抱 bào encirclement of one's two arms 一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
杯 bēi amount of a cup 一杯咖啡 a cup of coffee
倍 bèi time of amount 两倍收入 twice income
本 běn book, plant 一本书 a book
笔/筆 bǐ payment, painting or calligraphy 一笔交易 a deal
遍 biàn number of times of action 看一遍 look at it one time
彪 biāo outdated, troop
柄 bǐng thing with a handle 一柄锤子 a hammer
拨/撥 bō group 一拨客人 a group of customers
步 bù step, length of a step 一步棋 a move of chess
部 bù movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... 一部电影 a movie
槽 cáo groove 一槽窗户 a slot of window
册 cè book 一册书 a book
层/層 céng layer 一层楼 a floor
常 cháng outdated length unit of 1 zhàng 4 chǐ
场/場 chǎng activity 一场比赛 a match, 一场地震 an earthquake
cháng number of times 一场雨 a rain
车/車 chē volume of a car/cart 一车粮食 a car/cart of food
酲 chéng wine urn 一酲酒 an urn of wine
重 chóng layer, piece 三重门 three layers of door
筹/籌 chóu people 三筹好汉 three heroes
出 chū drama 一出戏 a show
串 chuàn string of the same things 一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes
床 chuáng bedding 一床被子 a quilt
锤/錘 chuí outdated monetary unit
簇 cù cluster 一簇鲜花 a cluster of flowers
撮 cuō pinch, milliliter 一撮土 a pinch of soil
zuǒ tuft 一撮头发 a tuft of hair
搭 dā piece
打 dá dozen 一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
沓 dá pile 一沓信纸 a pile of letter paper
tà set 一沓杯子 a set of cups
袋 dài amount of a sack 一袋米 a sack of rice
石 dàn outdated weight unit, outdated volume unit
担 dàn thing beared by shoulders 一担水 a bucket of water
儋 dàn outdated weight unit
刀 dāo time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper 切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸 100 pieces of paper
道 dào strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... 一道门 a door
磴 dèng stair 十磴台阶 ten steps of stair
滴 dī drop 一滴水 a drop of water
点/點 diǎn uncertain little amount 一点甜味 a little sweetness
吊 diào outdated monetery unit of 1000 coins
叠 dié stack 一叠盘子 a stack of plates
顶/頂 dǐng thing with a top 一顶帽子 a hat
锭/錠 dìng ingot 一锭银子 an ingot of silver
栋/棟 dòng building 一栋楼 a building
蔸 dōu plant 一蔸草 a stick of grass
堵 dǔ wall 一堵墙 a wall
段 duàn section 一段布 a cloth
堆 duī heap 一堆垃圾 a heap of junk
队/隊 duì team 一队士兵 a team of soldiers
对/對 duì pair 一对情侣 a pair of lovers
吨/噸 dūn ton;

volume unit for ship of 2.83 cubic metres

墩 dūn cluster of plants 一千墩花生 ａ thousand peanuts
朵 duǒ flower, cloud 一朵花 a flower
垛 duò pile 一垛砖 a pile of brircks
发/發 fā cartridge 一发子弹 a bullet
番 fān number of times, kind, piece, fold 别有一番天地 being another kind of world, 翻一番 double
畈 fàn tract of field 一畈田 a tract
房 fáng string of fruit, wife and concubine 一房侧室 a side room (dweller)
分 fēn divided part 二分之一 1/2
份 fèn part 一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸 a newspaper
缶 fǒu outdated volume unit of 16 or 32 dǒu
幅 fú paintiing, cloth 一幅画 a painting
副 fù set of thing, attitude 一副盔甲 a suit of armor, 一副笑脸 a smiling face
陔 gāi stage
竿 gān bamboo, pipe smoke 一竿烟 a pipe smoke
杆 gǎn thing with a pole 一杆枪 a gun
合 gě volume unit of 1/10 litre, outdated untelsil for grains
个/個 gè universal measure word 一个人 a person, 一个场景 a scene
根 gēn thing of strip shape 一根电线 a wire
弓 gōng outdated length unit of 1/5 chǐ
股 gǔ whiff, stream, band of people 一股烟 a smoke
挂 guà string 一挂鞭炮 a string of crackers
管 guǎn slender cylindrical thing 一管铅笔 a pencil
桄 guàng reel 一桄线 a reel of string
过/過 guò number of times
号/號 hào people 几十号人 tens of people
合 hé round of fight 战了五十合 fought 50 rounds
gě volume unit of 1/10 litre, outdated untelsil for grains
泓 hóng pure water 一泓清泉 a fountain
户 hù family 一户人家 a mafily
回 huí number of times, chapter, moment 上一回 last time
伙/夥 huǒ group of people 一伙强盗 a group of robbers
和 huò time of changing water 洗了三和 washed three times
级/級 jí step, stage, head 一级人头 a head of man
记/記 jì hit on body 一记耳光 a slap in the face
剂/劑 jì decoction of medicinal ingredients 一剂药 a dose of medicine
家 jiā family, shop or enterprise, ... 一家店铺 a shop
架 jià distance between posts, thing with posts 一架飞机 an aeroplane
肩 jiān shoulder 一肩重担 a shoulder burden
间/間 jiān room 一间公寓 an apartment
煎 jiān decoction 一煎药 a decoction
件 jiàn affair, garment 一件事 an affair
角 jiǎo monetary unit of 1/10 yuán, quarter, outdated measuring vessel 屋子一角 a corner of the house
绞/絞 jiǎo skein 一绞毛线 a woolen thread
觉/覺 jiào sleep 一觉 a sleep
节/節 jié section 一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo
截 jié cut piece 一截木头 a section of wood
介 jiè person with occupation 一介书生 a scholar
届 jiè term of meeting or the group of students to graduate 一届会议 a meeting
斤 jīn weight unit of 500 grams
进/進 jìn layer
茎 jīng thin stick 一茎草 a stick of grass
掬 jū amount of hands holding 一掬土 hands held soil
举 jǔ outdated weight unit of 3 liǎng
筥 jǔ four bundles of seedlings
句 jù sentence 一句话 a sentence
具 jù coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ... 一具棺材 a coffin
犋 jù animal power unit of number of animals pulling a tool
卷 juǎn wad, amount of a roll 一卷钞票 a wad of banknotes
开/開 kāi karat, folds of folio
棵 kē plant 一棵树 a tree
颗/顆 kē grain 一颗珍珠 a pearl
客 kè sale of food 一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream
孔 kǒng cave, bridge, ... 一孔油井 an oil well
口 kǒu well, mouthful of food 一口井 a well
扣 kòu bunch of document, thread lap 拧了三扣 screwed three laps
块/塊 kuài piece, lump, colloquial yuán 一块冰 an ice
捆 kǔn bundle 一捆柴 a bundle of firewood
拉 lǎ the divided 半拉地 the half of divided land
累 lěi outdated weight unit
厘 lí magnitude of 1/100, length unit, weight unit, acreage unit,

interest rate unit

厘米 1/100 metre
粒 lì round small thing 一粒药 a pill
联/聯 lián pair 对联 couplet
两/兩 liǎng weight unit, 50 grams for now 半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
緉 liǎng pair of shoes
辆/輛 liàng vehicle 一辆车 a car
料 liào decoction, number of times 一料药 a decoction
列 liè row of the same things 一列火车 a train
令 lǐng 500 pieces of paper 一令纸 500 pieces of paper
领/領 lǐng mat 一领席 a mat
绺/綹 liǔ tuft 一绺丝线 a thread
溜 liù row 一溜房屋 a row of houses
炉/爐 lú heat 一炉钢 a heat of steel
轮/輪 lún round thing, number of times 一轮明月 a round bright moon
罗/羅 luó gross
落 luò pile
摞 luò stack 一摞砖 a pile of bricks
缕/縷 lǚ strand 一缕头发 a strand of hair
锊/鋝 lüè outdated weight unit, six liǎng
码/碼 mǎ thing, pile, length unit yard 一码砖 a pile of bricks
卖 mài dish 一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder
枚 méi piece 一枚邮票 a stamp
眉 méi crescent 一眉新月 a new moon
美 měi mel scale
门/門 mén cannon 一门大炮 a big cannon
面 miàn flat thing 一面镜子 a mirror
秒 miǎo time unit second, degree unit second
缗/緡 mín string of 1000 coins
名 míng people 一名商人 a merchant
陌 mò outdated monetary unit, 100 wén
亩 mǔ area unit, 1/15 hectare for now 一亩地 1 mu of land
耦 ǒu pair
排 pái row 一排房子 a row of houses
派 pài scenery, meteorology, sound, language, ... 一派胡言 nonsence
爿 pán shop, factory, field, part of the integrated 一爿商店 a shop
盘 pán plate, round of chess 一盘石磨 a plate of stone mill
泡 pāo number of times of defecation
抛 pāo number of times of defecation
脬 pāo number of times of defecation
盆 pén pot, outdated volume unit 一盆花 a pot of flower
蓬 péng dishevelled thing 一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
捧 pěng double handful 一捧土 handful of soil
批 pī large thing or large amount of things 一批货物 a batch of goods
篇 piān piece of writing, sheet of paper 一篇文章 an article
片 piàn tablet, stretch, scene 一片森林 a forest
票 piào ticket 一票生意 a ticket of business
撇 piě side-falling thing 两撇眉毛 two eyebrows
榀 pǐn roof truss
抔 póu grains 一抔沙子 a handful of sand
铺/鋪 pū mat or mattress 一铺褥子 a mattress
骑/騎 qí/jì person with horse 千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry
起 qǐ number of times, case, group, batch 一起诉讼 a lawsuit
掐 qiā amount of thumb and another finger tip
钱/錢 qián
腔 qiāng
顷/頃 qǐng
丘 qiū divided paddy field 一丘田 a paddy field
躯/軀 qū
曲 qǔ
圈 quān
拳 quán
阕/闋 què lyrics 一阕词 a line of verse
群 qún
任 rèn term of office 一任总统 a president
扇 shàn
身 shēn
声/聲 shēng number of times of sound 一声叹息 a sigh
乘 shèng chariot 千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots
事 shì piece of garment
手 shǒu
首 shǒu
熟 shú
束 shù
双/雙 shuāng pair 一双翅膀 a pair of wings
艘 sōu
梭 suō
所 suǒ
索 suǒ
丝/絲 sī magnitude, 1/10000 丝米 1/10000 metre
塔 tǎ
台(/臺) tái drama, aparatus, ... 一台电视 a television
抬(/擡) tái thing lifted by two people 八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair
摊/攤 tān
滩/灘 tān
坛/壇 tán
堂 táng
趟 tàng
套 tào set 一套餐具 a set of tableware
提 tí
替 tì
挑 tiāo
条/條 tiáo
贴/貼 tiē
帖 tiě mixed decotion 一帖中药 a dose of Chinese medicine
莛 tíng stalk 一莛草 a stick of grass
梃 tǐng
挺 tǐng
通 tōng number of times, telegram, phone call 一通电话 a phone call
统/統 tǒng
桶 tǒng
筒 tǒng
头/頭 tóu animal 一头大象 an elephant
团/團 tuán
砣 tuó
庹 tuǒ outddated, length of stretched arms
弯/彎 wān curved moon 一弯明月 a curved bright moon
湾/灣 wān
碗 wǎn
汪 wāng
围 wéi
尾 wěi fish 一尾鱼 a fish
味 wèi kind of medicinal herb 五味药 five kinds of herb
文 wén
窝/窩 wō
握 wò
武 wǔ
席 xí table of meal 一席酒 a table of wine
袭/襲 xí
下 xià time of the same action 点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times
线/線 xiàn
箱 xiāng
响/響 xiǎng number of times of sound 双响 two times of sound
项/項 xiàng
些 xiē some, somewhat 一些人 some people
歇 xiē
巡 xún urging guests to drink 酒过三巡 after three times of persuading to drink
浔/潯 xún
眼 yǎn
样/樣 yàng
引 yǐn outdated length unit, 10 zhàng
匝 zā turn 绕树三匝 around the tree three turns
扎 zā bunch 一扎钱 a bunch of cash
载/載 zài
遭 zāo time of encounter 走一遭 go a time
造 zào number of times of harvest
则/則 zé article 一则公告 an annoncement
拃 zhǎ length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips
盏/盞 zhǎn
张/張 zhāng piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... 一张明信片 a postcard
章 zhāng
丈 zhàng length unit, 10/3 metre for now 万丈深渊 ten thousand zhàng depth abyss
帧/幀 zhēn piece of picture 一帧油画 an oil painting
支 zhī
只/隻 zhī animal, wing, ... 一只老虎 a tiger
枝 zhī
纸/紙 zhǐ
秩 zhì
钟/锺 zhōng
荮/葤 zhòu ware bundled with grass 一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
株 zhū
铢/銖 zhū
注 zhù
炷 zhù
转/轉 zhuàn
zhuǎn
庄/莊 zhuāng number of matters
桩/樁 zhuāng
幢 zhuàng/chuáng building 一幢大楼 a large building
锱/錙 zī
宗 zōng matter 一宗诉讼 a lawsuit
综/綜 zōng
组/組 zǔ
尊 zūn idol, cannon, cup of wine 一尊大炮 a cannon
座 zuò big and not movable thing 一座山 a mountain

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