| 颗粒 | 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) |
