粒
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grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 米 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 粒
- Common rank
- #1,270
- Unicode
- U+7C92
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 粒
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粒子物理学 | particle physics | |
| 阿尔法粒子 | alpha particle (helium nucleus) | |
| 粒子物理 | particle physics | |
| 基本粒子 | elementary particle (particle physics) | |
| 带电粒子 | electrically charged particles | |
| 高能粒子 | high energy particle | |
| 粒子加速器 | particle accelerator | |
| 中心粒 | (cell biology) centriole | |
| 多粒子 | many-particle (physics) | |
| 波粒二象性 | wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics | |
| 粒子流 | stream of particles; particle flow | |
| 线粒体 | mitochondrion | |
| 反粒子 | antiparticle (physics) | |
| 希格斯粒子 | Higgs particle (particle physics) | |
| 中性粒细胞 | neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell) | |
| 美粒果 | Minute Maid (brand) | |
| 微粒体 | microsome | |
| 粒白细胞 | white granulocyte (blood cell) | |
| 脱粒机 | threshing machine | |
| 玉米粒 | corn kernel |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 立 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立 sound part | to stand; to establish, to set up | |
| 拉 | to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin) | |
| 泣 | to cry, to sob, to weep | |
| 垃 | garbage, refuse, trash, waste | |
| 飒 | bleak; melancholy; the howl of the wind | |
| 昱 | bright, dazzling; sunlight | |
| 笠 | bamboo hat; bamboo covering | |
| 翊 | flying; to assist, to help; to respect |