| 1 | 颗 | 顆 | kē | ke1 | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | | |
| 2 | 颗粒 | 顆粒 | kē lì | ke1 li4 | kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product) | | |
| 3 | 分泌颗粒 | 分泌顆粒 | fēn mì kē lì | fen1 mi4 ke1 li4 | secretory granule | | |
| 4 | 颗粒归仓 | 顆粒歸倉 | kē lì guī cāng | ke1 li4 gui1 cang1 | Every grain should be sent to the granary. (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 颗粒无收 | 顆粒無收 | kē lì wú shōu | ke1 li4 wu2 shou1 | not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year) | | |
| 6 | 颗粒物 | 顆粒物 | kē lì wù | ke1 li4 wu4 | particulate matter (PM) | | |
| 7 | 细颗粒物 | 細顆粒物 | xì kē lì wù | xi4 ke1 li4 wu4 | fine particle (PM 2.5); fine particulate matter (air pollution etc) | | |
| 8 | 一颗 | 一顆 | yī kē | yi1 ke1 | One | | |
| 9 | 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 | 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 | yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng | yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1 | lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch | | |
| 10 | 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 | yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu | yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1 | see 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | | |