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颗粒

kēlì

particle; grain; granule

A glass jar of tiny granules with a small red scoop
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Characters in this word

颗 kē

Strokes
14
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
果 fruit, nut 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

粒 lì

Strokes
11
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 立 to stand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种过滤膜能截留极细的颗粒,因此常用于高精度实验。 Zhè zhǒng guòlǜ mó néng jiéliú jí xì de kēlì, yīncǐ cháng yòngyú gāo jīngdù shíyàn. This kind of filter membrane can retain extremely fine particles, so it is often used in high-precision experiments.
  • 这种盐的颗粒很细,一撒就化。 Zhè zhǒng yán de kēlì hěn xì, yì sǎ jiù huà. The grains of this salt are very fine and dissolve as soon as you sprinkle them.
  • 空气中的细小颗粒会让人觉得喉咙不舒服。 Kōngqì zhōng de xìxiǎo kēlì huì ràng rén juéde hóulóng bù shūfu. Tiny particles in the air can make your throat feel uncomfortable.

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