粒 Stroke Order — How to Write 粒

Stroke Order

粒 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 米, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

粒 Radical and Character Components

Components:米立

粒 is a phono-semantic compound: 米 (grain) carries the meaning, while 立 indicates the sound.

Radical: 米 + 5 more strokes

粒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 粒 in Chinese

lì粒

A small particle, grain, or granular item; often refers to something in the form of a bead, pellet, or piece.

碗里有几粒米饭。

There are a few grains of rice in the bowl.

Classifier for small, grain-like objects or beads; a grain, a bead, a pill.

小鸟啄食着地上的每一粒米。

The little bird pecked at every grain of rice on the ground.

Common Words and Phrases with 粒

lì粒dù度

Granularity; particle size (e.g., in rocks or sediments).

工程师们测量了沙子的粒度，以确定其在混凝土中的适用性。

Engineers measured the grain size of the sand to determine its suitability for concrete.

lì粒jiān间

intergranular

科学家们研究了岩石中的粒间孔隙结构，以了解其透水性。

Scientists studied the intergranular pore structure in rocks to understand their permeability.

lì粒xuě雪

Granular snow, often partially compacted, that forms the surface of a glacier's source (firn or névé) or is formed by repeated melting and freezing (corn snow).