粒

lì

measure word HSK 7 #6,194

Meanings

1 grain; granule
2 measure word for small round things (grains, pills, bullets, seeds)

Characters

grain; granule; particle

Examples

请给我一粒药。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī lì yào.

Please give me one pill.

桌上有几粒米。

Zhuō shàng yǒu jǐ lì mǐ.

There are a few grains of rice on the table.

一粒沙子进了我的眼睛。

Yī lì shāzi jìn le wǒ de yǎnjing.

A grain of sand got into my eye.

Tips

usage

粒 is used for small, round, grain-like objects: rice grains (米粒), pills (药粒), bullets (子弹), seeds (种子), sand grains (沙粒).

Stroke Order

粒 lì