分类词（Classifiers） 主要功能是对名词系统进行一个范畴化的标记， 根据事物的特性划分不同的类别。 汉泰语属于跨多种分类词，可以从有生、无生、物理属性和功能等归纳分类。
The main function of classifiers is as an umbrella for a wide range of noun categorization devices according the characteristics of the noun. Chinese and Thai are multiple classifier, which can be classified base on semantic such as animate, inanimate, psychical property and function and so on.
