fēn 分 Chinese currency (1 分 fēn = 0.1 角 jiǎo = 0.01 元 yuán), cent
fèn 份 for a set of things or newspapers, documents, etc.
fēng 封 for letters
fú 幅 for pictures, posters, maps, etc.
gè 个 the most commonly used measure word for nouns that do not take special measure words, or in
default of any other measure word
gēn 根 for long, thin things
gōngchǐ 公尺 meter (formal)
gōngjīn 公斤 kilogram
gōnglǐ 公里 kilometer
háng 行 used with nouns that are formed in lines; line, row, queue
hù 户 used with nouns denoting households and families
huí 回 number of times
jiā 家 for families or businesses
jiān 间 for rooms
jiàn 件 for things, affairs, clothes or furniture
jiǎo 角 Chinese currency (0.1 yuan or 10 fen), ten cents, a dime
jié 节 a period of time
jīn 斤 jin, unit of weight equivalent to half a kilogram
jù 句 for sentences
kē 棵 for trees
kè 克 gram
kè 刻 quarter of an hour
kǒu 口 for members of a family
kuài 块 for things that can be broken into lumps or chunks; for money; yuan, dollar
lǐ 里 a Chinese unit of length, equivalent to 0.5 kilometers
lì 粒 for rice, pearls
liǎng 两 a traditional Chinese unit of weight, equivalent to 50 grams; ounce
liàng 辆 for vehicles
liè 列 for trains
máo 毛 a Chinese money unit, colloquialism for 角 jiǎo (= 0.1 元 yuán or 10 分 fēn)
mén 门 for school subjects, languages, etc.
mǐ 米 meter (colloquial)
miàn 面 for flat objects
miǎo 秒 second (of time)
