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Revision as of 02:12, 18 May 2024

Hi, polyglots!

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

In progress

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
can 聽/听 can
card 張/张 card
chimney chimney
cloth 塊/块 cloth
cord cord
cylindrical battery cell 塊/块 cylindrical battery cell
dart dart
dumpling 個/个 dumpling
eel 條/条 eel
firewood firewood
fishing rod fishing rod
folding fan folding fan
garment garment
icicle icicle
nail clipper nail clipper
pen pen
pencil pencil
piece of paper 張/张 piece of paper
raft 條/条 raft
ribbon 條/条 ribbon
sash 條/条 sash
shell 隻/只 shell
syringe syringe
tail 條/条,根 tail
thread thread
tire 條/条 tire
towel 塊/块 towel
train train
tree 棵,(Yue) 樖 tree
utility pole utility pole
wall 面,堵,(Yue) 埲 wall
water well water well