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The character "粒" is a phono-semantic compound incorporating the semantic radical 米, which signifies rice or grain, and the phonetic component 立, which indicates its pronunciation. Its initial meaning was confined to small edible grains, primarily rice, but over time its application expanded to denote any minute, discrete particle, such as a sand grain or a bead. This semantic extension subsequently allowed the character to serve as a classifier for small, roundish items in modern Chinese.
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桌子上有一粒米。
他捡起一粒沙子。
这些颗粒很小。
一粒种子能长成大树。
空气中充满灰尘颗粒。
每粒药丸都必须吞下。
量子物理研究微观粒子。
这种材料由纳米颗粒构成。