qiào

shell; also pr. ; crust (earth's crust etc)

HSK 6 #1937

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1937th character
Radical ⼠ (33.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 650
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

壳 qiào
  1. 1. shell
  2. 2. also pr.
  3. 3. crust (earth's crust etc)
  4. 4. carapace

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Words containing 壳

Word Meaning
crust-mantle (geology)
Shell (oil company)
chitin
(coll.) feeder pig
oil sump
oceanic crust (geology)
oceanic crust (geology)
tortoise shell
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
tortoise shell
crustacean
chitin
beetle; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
coleoptera
crustacean
hard outer shell; carapace; also pr. pí ké
nut; fruit with hard shell
rice husk
crust; crusting; incrustation
outer ear; auricle; pinna
to shell; to remove the husk; to molt
to exuviate; to molt
erhua variant of bèi ké