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In the tables, the first two columns contain the Chinese characters representing the classifier, in traditional and simplified versions when they differ. The next four columns give pronunciations in Standard (Mandarin) Chinese, using pinyin; Cantonese, in Jyutping and Yale, respectively; and Minnan (Taiwan). The last column gives the classifier's literal meaning (in quotes) and principal uses.

Nominal classifiers

Classifiers proper

Measure words/massifiers

Measurement units

Verbal classifiers

See Chinese classifier → Verbal classifiers.

See also

• Hokkien counter word

References

1. Wēi Zhǔbiān (危东亚), ed.; et al. (1995), A Chinese-English Dictionary, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, p. 1144, ISBN 9787560007397 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. John S. Barlow (1995), A Chinese-Russian-English Dictionary, University of Hawaiʻi Press, p. 392, ISBN 0-8248-1729-X
3. Wú Jǐngróng (吴景荣), ed.; et al. (2006), New Age Chinese-English Dictionary, The Commercial Press, p. 612, ISBN 9787100043458 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
4. "MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary". www.mdbg.net. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
5. Wēi Zhǔbiān (危东亚), ed.; et al. (1995), A Chinese-English Dictionary, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, pp. 775–776, ISBN 9787560007397 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. John S. Barlow (1995), A Chinese-Russian-English Dictionary, University of Hawaiʻi Press, p. 505, ISBN 0-8248-1729-X
7. Wú Jǐngróng (吴景荣), ed.; et al. (2006), New Age Chinese-English Dictionary, The Commercial Press, p. 1207, ISBN 9787100043458 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
8. "MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary". www.mdbg.net. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
9. John S. Barlow (1995), A Chinese-Russian-English Dictionary, University of Hawaiʻi Press, p. 480, ISBN 0-8248-1729-X
10. "MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary". www.mdbg.net. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
11. Wēi Zhǔbiān (危东亚), ed.; et al. (1995), A Chinese-English Dictionary, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, p. 1144, ISBN 9787560007397 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
12. Wú Jǐngróng (吴景荣), ed.; et al. (2006), New Age Chinese-English Dictionary, The Commercial Press, p. 1744, ISBN 9787100043458 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
13. "MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary". www.mdbg.net. Retrieved 2022-10-08.

External links

• List of Common Nominal Measure Words on chinesenotes.com
• Units of Weights and Measures on chinesenotes.com
• 兩串蕉一把抓- 我教量詞
• 量词
• 现代汉语量词与名词的子类划分

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