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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
粒 character · TOCFL 4 (est.)
粒 ＝ 米 ＋ 立
ㄌㄧˋ · lì
noun — a grain, a kernel; measure word for small round things

字源 FORM — what the parts do

米義a grain of rice
立聲lì — gives the sound
A grain of rice (米); 立 lì stands beside it for the sound, no shift. One small rounded thing — a kernel, then any little bead you can count: 一粒米、一粒沙.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一顆米（米）立（立）在掌心，圓圓一小顆。
A single grain of rice (米) standing (立) in the palm — one small round bead.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)米粒、穀粒— a grain, a kernel常用
→一粒、粒子— a measure word for small round things; a particle
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
立lìthe sound donor standing bare — add 米 and it becomes the grain籽zǐthe seed partner — 籽 is the seed for planting, 粒 the grain you count