粒

粒
lì = li + Ø4
grain / granule / classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
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How to pronounce 粒

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

粒 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
立
lì = li + Ø4
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
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米
mǐ = mi + Ø3
rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)
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Characters with 粒 as component

粒 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 粒

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grain (of rice) / granule
(elementary) particle / grain
speck / particle

Sentences with 粒

咦
yí
 
 
这
zhè
妖
yāo
猴
hóu
已
yǐ
经
jīng
练
liàn
成
chéng
两
liǎng
粒
lì
金
jīn
丹
dān
了
le

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粒
lì

grain / granule / classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

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