# 顆

| 顆 | U+9846, &#38982; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9846 |
| ← 顅 [U+9845] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 顇 → [U+9847] |

## Translingual
### Han character

顆 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+8, 17 strokes, cangjie input 田木一月金 (WDMBC), four-corner 6198$_6$, composition ⿰果頁)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1406, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43551
* Dae Jaweon: page 1923, character 30
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4378, character 3
* Unihan data for U+9846

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 裸 | *ɡ·roːlʔ |
| 躶 | *ɡ·roːlʔ |
| 果 | *kloːlʔ |
| 菓 | *kloːlʔ |
| 猓 | *kloːlʔ |
| 輠 | *kloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ, *kʰluːls |
| 裹 | *kloːlʔ, *kloːls |
| 蜾 | *kloːlʔ |
| 惈 | *kloːlʔ |
| 粿 | *kloːlʔ |
| 窠 | *kʰloːl |
| 稞 | *kʰloːl, *ɡroːlʔ |
| 課 | *kʰloːl, *kʰloːls |
| 髁 | *kʰloːl, *kʰloːls, *kʰroːlʔ |
| 棵 | *kʰloːl, *kʰloːnʔ, *ɡloːnʔ |
| 顆 | *kʰloːlʔ |
| 堁 | *kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls, *kloːns |
| 敤 | *kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls |
| 夥 | *qʰloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ |
| 婐 | *qloːlʔ, *kroːl |
| 踝 | *ɡroːlʔ |
| 祼 | *ɡluːlʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰloːlʔ): phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ) + semantic 頁 (“head”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kē (ke$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fo$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó / kho / kho͘ / kher / khò
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$khu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kē
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ke
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^1$
*** Yale: kē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
*** Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fo$^2$
*** Yale: fó
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fo$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɔː³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó
*** Tâi-lô: khó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoir
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho
*** Tâi-lô: kho
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoy
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰo⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho͘
*** Tâi-lô: khoo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qof
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kher
*** Tâi-lô: kher
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰə³³/
** (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan, dated in Xiamen, dated in Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khò
*** Tâi-lô: khò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰo¹¹/
* khó — prescriptive;
* kho/kho͘/kher - vernacular (俗).
* Middle Chinese: khwaX
Rime :
| Character | 顆 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 苦果切 |
| Baxter | khwaX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰwa$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰuɑ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kuǒ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fo$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰloːlʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 顆 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4781 |
| Phonetic component | 果 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 顆 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰloːlʔ/ |

### Definitions

顆
* Classifier for small round objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
    一顆珠子／一颗珠子 ― yī kē zhūzi ― a single bead
    From: 1096, Su Shi, 惠州一絕
    Rì dàn lìzhī sān bǎi kē, bùcí cháng zuò lǐngnán rén. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    From: 1994, 王健 Wang Jian (lyricist), 谷建芬 Gu Jianfen (composer), "The Sky of History"《歷史的天空》
    Lìshǐ de tiānkōng shǎnshuò jǐ kē xīng; rénjiān yī gǔ yīngxióng qì zài chíchěng zònghéng. [Pinyin]
    In the sky of history blink a few stars; in the human world gallops a heroic spirit hither and thither.
* (obsolete) Alternative form of 棵 (“classifier for plants”)
    From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
    Yòu jiào Bājiè: “Nǐ qù bǎ nà yábiān liǔshù fá sì kē lái.” [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 顆, 枚, 個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 顆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 粒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 粒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 個 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 粒 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 個 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 隻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 粒 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 個 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 粒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粒 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 粒 GT |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 個, 粒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 個 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 顆, 粒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 顆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 粒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 顆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 顆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 顆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 粒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 粒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 顆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 顆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 顆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 顆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 顆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 顆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 顆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 顆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 顆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 粒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 粒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 粒 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 粒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 粒 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 粒 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 粒 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 粒 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 粒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 顆 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 顆 |
| Jin | Datong | 顆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 顆 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 顆 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 顆 |
| Jin | Linhe | 顆 |
| Jin | Jining | 顆 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 顆 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 顆 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 顆 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 顆 |
| Jin | Suide | 顆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 粒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 粒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 粒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 粒 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 顆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 敉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 敉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 敉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 敉 |

### Compounds

* 細顆粒物 / 细颗粒物 (xìkēlìwù)
* 蓬顆 / 蓬颗
* 顆粒 / 颗粒 (kēlì)
* 顆粒性 / 颗粒性
* 顆粒物 / 颗粒物 (kēlìwù)
* 魏顆結草 / 魏颗结草

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* grain (e.g. rice)

#### Readings

* Go-on: か (ka)
* Kan-on: か (ka)
* Kun: つぶ (tsubu)

### Counter

* Kanji in this term
* 顆
* か Hyōgai
* on'yomi
顆(か) • (-ka)
* indicates small round things, such as gemstones, fruit, stones, tears

### Noun

顆(か) • (ka)
* a condyle
    上(じょう)腕(わん)/大(だい)腿(たい)骨(こつ)顆(か)
       jōwan/daitaikotsuka
       the condyles of the humerus/femur
    外(がい)/内(ない)側(そく)顆(か)
       gai/naisokuka
       the lateral/medial condyle

### See also

* 印(いん)顆(か) (inka)
* 上(じょう)顆(か) (jōka)
* 千(せん)顆(か)万(ばん)顆(か) (senka banka)

## Korean
### Hanja

顆 (eum 과 (gwa))
* grain, kernel

## Vietnamese
### Han character

顆: Hán Nôm readings: khỏa/khoả, lõa/loã, khỏ, khở, khửa, khủa, khảu
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.