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颗
顆
kē
1. classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

颗
kē
grain, kernel
HSK 5 14 丶

Compound Words (6)

颗粒
kēlì
kernel
分泌颗粒
fēnmìkēlì
secretory granule
细颗粒物
xìkēlìwù
fine particle (PM 2.5)
颗粒无收
kēlìwúshōu
not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōtāng
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu
see [[一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥<yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,447
Word Frequency Rank
1,800 of 84,292