Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(measure word for small spheres)

Chinese: 小而圆事物的量词。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ke” becomes a different word in each tone. 颗 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 颗粒kē lìkernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product)
  • 颗粒物kē lì wùparticulate matter (PM)
  • 颗粒无收kē lì wú shōunot a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
  • 细颗粒物xì kē lì wùfine particle (PM 2.5); fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)
  • 颗粒归仓kē lì guī cāngto gather all the harvested grain into the granary; to harvest every single grain

Example Sentence

天上有一颗明亮的星星。Tiān shàng yǒu yì kē míng liàng de xīng xing.There is a bright star in the sky.

天上Tiān shàngthe skyyǒuto haveone(measure word for small sp明亮míng liàngbrightdeof星星xīng xing(coll.) a star