壳
kéqiào
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 5
- Frequency
- No. 2,000
- Traditional
- 殼
How to write 壳, stroke by stroke
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What 壳 means
- ké
- (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
- qiào
- shell
Words with 壳
- 贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)
- 外壳wài kéenvelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
- 弹壳dàn kéammunition case
- 空壳kōng kéempty shell
- 躯壳qū qiàothe body (as opposed to the soul)
- 地壳dì qiàothe Earth's crust
- 脑壳nǎo ké(coll.) head; skull; (fig.) brains (mental capacity)
- 甲壳虫jiǎ qiào chóngbeetle
- 甲壳jiǎ qiàocarapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
- 甲壳类jiǎ qiào lèicrustacean
- 蛋壳dàn kéeggshell
- 介壳jiè qiào(zoology) shell
壳 in a sentence
wǒ zài hǎi biān jiǎn le gè piào liang bèi ké 。
I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.
dàn ké róng yì pò suì 。
The shell of an egg is easily broken.
dì shàng fù gài zhe jī xuě ， dòng chéng le yòu yìng yòu hòu de ké 。
The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.
wō niú suō jìn ké lǐ qù le 。
The snail retreated into its shell.
wō niú ké shì luó xuán xíng de .
A snail's shell is spiral in form.