qiào

casing, shell, husk, hull, skin

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

jiè qiào carapace; hard outer shell
dì qiào the Earth's crust
運動 dì qiào yùn dòng crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates
wài ké envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
大洋型地 dà yáng xíng dì qiào oceanic crust (geology)
安全 ān quán ké containment vessel
郎 shǐ ké làng see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2]
巴豆 bā dòu ké bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative
dàn ké ammunition case
zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
yē ké coconut shell
纖維 yē ké xiān wéi coconut fiber; coir
榆木腦 yú mù nǎo ké bullet-headed; stubborn
jī qiào case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
兒 ké r shell; crust
幔 ké màn crust-mantle (geology)
牌 qiào pái see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
牌公司 qiào pái gōng sī Shell (oil company)
質 qiào zhì chitin
郎豬 ké lang zhū (coll.) feeder pig
油底 yóu dǐ ké oil sump
洋底地 yáng dǐ dì qiào oceanic crust (geology)
yáng qiào oceanic crust (geology)
烏龜 wū guī ké tortoise shell
族 wú ké zú see 無殼蝸牛|无壳蜗牛[wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2]
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