Keyword
shell
- casing
- husk
- Frequency
- #1756
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
ké
Mnemonic
A shell discarded 冗 by a soldier 士
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
壳
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
外壳
envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
贝壳
shell (of a mollusk)
地壳
the Earth's crust
壳
(bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. ké
弹壳
ammunition case
脑壳
(coll.) head; skull; (fig.) brains (mental capacity)
蛋壳
eggshell
甲壳
carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. jiǎké
空壳
empty shell
躯壳
the body (as opposed to the soul)
硬壳
crust; hard shell
甲壳虫
the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
脱壳
to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell
卡壳
(of a bullet or shell) to jam; (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse
稻壳
rice husk
甲壳类
crustacean
机壳
case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
龟壳
tortoise shell
借壳
(finance) to acquire a company as a shell
破壳
(of a bird, insect etc) to hatch; (slang) (fig.) to be born; to crack open (an egg, a nut etc)
蚌壳
clamshell
甲壳素
chitin
安全壳
containment vessel