Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 颗粒
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
particulate matter (PM)
颗粒无收kē lì wú shōunot a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
分泌颗粒fēn mì kē lìsecretory granule
颗粒归仓kē lì guī cāngto gather all the harvested grain into the granary; to harvest every single grain
细颗粒物xì kē lì wùfine particle (PM 2.5); fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)
粒子lì zǐ(elementary) particle; grain