entries → 個
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
個 =
ㄍㄜˋ · gè
measure word — the general one; noun — an individual

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a person
gù — gives the sound
A person (亻); 固 gù gives the sound. The script's busiest measure word — when no other fits, 個 does.
意 · Meanings
(本義)量詞— the general measure word常用
個人、個性— the individual; one's own
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension