Measure word
- 粒 lì grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw)... attested in use
- 点 diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use
- 颗 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc attested in use
How it used to be written
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Small seal script -
Clerical script 西漢
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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Trang,如果我能寄给你一个棉花糖,我会这么做的。
If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.
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他喝咖啡不喜欢加糖。
He likes coffee without sugar.
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你想要糖和奶吗?
Would you like sugar and milk?
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你用多少糖?
How much sugar do you use?
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咳嗽糖浆有股甘草的味道。
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
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喝茶时不要加糖。
Don't sugar your tea.
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多放一点糖。
Put in a little more sugar.