qiào

casing, shell, husk

HSK 6 #1937

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

金属外 jīn shǔ wài ké metal cover
肌 bì ké jī adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)
类 shuāng ké lèi bivalve; Lamellibranchia
鸡蛋儿 jī dàn ké r eggshell
枪 bó ké qiāng Mauser pistol
鬼摸脑 guǐ mō nǎo ké muddled; momentarily confused
guī ké tortoise shell
花 guī ké huā Formosan pit viper; Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
jiàn ké hull; a warship's outer covering, especially the part below the waterline
kǎ ké to get stuck while speaking, to falter in speech