Chinese Word: 颗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

颗 (Trad.: 顆)HSK 5

Pinyin: kē

English Definition: classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

Chinese Definition:
①小而圆的东西：颗粒。
②量词，指圆形或粒状的东西：三颗珠子。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 頁

Pictophonetic:页 indicates the sound; 果 (grain) conveys the meaning.

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颗粒HSK 6	kē lì	kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤	yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng	lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥	yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu	see 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
细颗粒物	xì kē lì wù	fine particle (PM 2.5); fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)
颗粒归仓	kē lì guī cāng	Every grain should be sent to the granary. (idiom)

1		nǐ 你 yǒu 有 yī kē 一颗 shàn liáng 善良 de 的 xīn 心。 You have a kind heart.
2		zhè 这 kē 颗 lán sè 蓝色 de 的 bǎo shí 宝石 jià zhí lián chéng 价值连城。 This blue gem is invaluable.
3		tā 她 zài 在 wǎn shang 晚上 kàn dào 看到 yī kē 一颗 hěn 很 liàng 亮 de 的 xīng xing 星星。 She saw a bright star at night.
4		nà 那 kē 颗 táo shù 桃树 yǐ jīng 已经 jiē chū 结出 le 了 hěn duō 很多 guǒ zi 果子。 The peach tree has already borne many fruits.
5		zhè ge 这个 jiè zhi 戒指 shàng 上 xiāng qiàn 镶嵌 zhe 着 yī kē 一颗 dà 大 zuàn shí 钻石。 The ring is set with a large diamond.

1		nǐ 你 yǒu 有 yī kē 一颗 shàn liáng 善良 de 的 xīn 心。 You have a kind heart.
2		zhè 这 kē 颗 lán sè 蓝色 de 的 bǎo shí 宝石 jià zhí lián chéng 价值连城。 This blue gem is invaluable.
3		tā 她 zài 在 wǎn shang 晚上 kàn dào 看到 yī kē 一颗 hěn 很 liàng 亮 de 的 xīng xing 星星。 She saw a bright star at night.
4		nà 那 kē 颗 táo shù 桃树 yǐ jīng 已经 jiē chū 结出 le 了 hěn duō 很多 guǒ zi 果子。 The peach tree has already borne many fruits.
5		zhè ge 这个 jiè zhi 戒指 shàng 上 xiāng qiàn 镶嵌 zhe 着 yī kē 一颗 dà 大 zuàn shí 钻石。 The ring is set with a large diamond.