Meaning
a grain; a granule
Chinese: 小圆颗粒，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 粒 is the 4th 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)
- 子粒zǐ lìseed
- 粒子lì zǐ(elementary) particle; grain
- 果粒guǒ lìfruit pieces; fruit chunks
- 质粒zhì lìplasmid
Example Sentence
地上掉了一粒米饭。Dì shàng diào le yí lì mǐ fàn.A grain of rice fell on the floor.
地上Dì shàngon the ground掉diàoto fall了le(completed action)一yíone粒lìgrain米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice。