颗
顆kē
HSK 5
#1,446 most
frequent character
"classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc"
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
颗 uses 页 head as the meaning part and 果 guǒ as the sound part. It first meant something small and round. From there it became a measure word for small round things.
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Example Sentences
我有三颗珍珠。
wǒyǒu sānkē zhēnzhū 。
I have three pearls.
他吃了五颗玉米。
tā chīle wǔkē yùmǐ 。
He ate five corn grains.
这个卫星有两颗。
zhègè wèixīng yǒu liǎng kē 。
There are two satellites.
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