个 (gè) is the Chinese character for “general counting word”. It is one of the first characters a learner meets in HSK 1, the starter level of the official Chinese proficiency curriculum (汉语水平考试). It is written in 3 strokes.
The all-purpose counter — when in doubt, count things with 个.
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