贝壳 bèi ké

shell; hard outer skin; conch

HSK 6

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 9784th word

Definitions

  1. 1. shell
  2. 2. hard outer skin
  3. 3. conch
  4. 4. mother of pearl
  5. 5. cowry
  6. 6. also pr. bèi qiào

Characters

Character Meaning
贝 bèi HSK 5
cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
壳 ké HSK 6
shell; also pr. ké; crust (earth's crust etc)