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The character 颗 (traditional 顆) is a phono-semantic compound. The left side, 果 ('fruit'), signals the meaning, small, round objects, while the right side, 页 (a simplified form of 頁, originally a pictograph of a head), provides the sound. In the traditional form, the head component contributed to the initial sense of head-like or round items. Together, the components reinforced the idea of small, discrete, granular entities. Over time, 颗 became a specialized measure word for items that are tiny and round or bead-like, such as seeds, pearls, teeth, stars, drops of water, and individual grains of sand.
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他吃了一颗糖。
这颗珍珠很漂亮。
妈妈买了几颗草莓。
我丢了一颗纽扣，很着急。
她有一颗善良的心。
这颗钻石的价值超过十万元。
医生建议我每天吃一颗维生素片。
那颗在夜空中最亮的星星，引导着迷失的旅人。
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