壳 ké qiào

casing, shell, husk

HSK 6 #1937

DEFINITIONS

壳 qiào
  • shell
  • carapace
  • crust (earth's crust etc)
  • also pr. [ke2]

STROKES

壳 stroke order diagram
壳 stroke order animation

WORDS

贝壳 bèi ké
HSK 6
shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bei4 qiao4]
弹壳 dàn ké ammunition case
甲壳 jiǎ qiào carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
外壳 wài ké envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
脑壳 nǎo ké skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
躯壳 qū qiào the body (housing the soul)
地壳 dì qiào the Earth's crust
蛋壳 dàn ké eggshell
硬壳 yìng ké crust; hard shell
壳牌 qiào pái see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
安全壳 ān quán ké containment vessel
屎壳郎 shǐ ké làng see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2]
谷壳 gǔ ké husk of grain; grain and chaff
蚌壳 bàng ké clamshell
介壳 jiè qiào carapace; hard outer shell
地壳运动 dì qiào yùn dòng crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates
大洋型地壳 dà yáng xíng dì qiào oceanic crust (geology)
巴豆壳 bā dòu ké bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative
枳壳 zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
椰壳 yē ké coconut shell
椰壳纤维 yē ké xiān wéi coconut fiber; coir
榆木脑壳 yú mù nǎo ké bullet-headed; stubborn
机壳 jī qiào case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
壳儿 ké r shell; crust
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