颗 (kē) — (classifier) for small roundish objects such as pearls, grains, teeth, hearts, stars, satellites
Definition
颗 is a classifier for small, roundish, solid things (teeth, pearls, stars, hearts). Compare 粒 (smaller grains/pills) and 枚 (flat objects like coins or rings, or larger items like satellites).
classifier
for small roundish objects such as pearlsgrainsteethheartsstarssatellites
Easily confused
- 棵kēlook-alike(classifier) for trees, cabbages, plants, and other growing vegetation
- 科kēsound-alike(noun) subject, discipline, field of study
- 课kèlook-alikeclass; lesson; subject; course
- 磕kēsound-aliketo knock, to tap (against sth hard)
- 裸luǒlook-alike(verb) to be naked; to be bare
- 裹guǒlook-aliketo wrap (up); to bundle
Examples
- 颗。Tā sòng gěi wǒ yì kē zhēn zhū.He gave me a pearl.
- 颗。Wǒ de yì kē yá téng le.One of my teeth hurts.
- 颗。Tiān shàng yǒu yì kē xīng xing.There is a star in the sky.
Grammar
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