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
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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
More Words
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 sky有yǒuto have一yìone颗kē(measure word for small sp明亮míng liàngbright的deof星星xīng xing(coll.) a star。