壳

ké

shell; hard outer covering; casing; carapace; (as [qiào]) crust (e.g. the earth's crust)

Radical: 士 HSK 7 g, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

壳 decomposes into the following components:

士 冗

Words containing 壳

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 壳.

介壳
jiè qiào
carapace
借壳
jiè ké
卡壳
qiǎ ké
地壳
dì qiào
the Earth's crust
壳儿
ké r
shell
壳幔
ké màn
crust-mantle (geology)
壳牌
qiào pái
see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
壳菜
qiào cài
壳质
qiào zhì
chitin
外壳
wài ké
envelope
弹壳
dàn ké
ammunition case
机壳
jī qiào

Related characters (radical 士)

Characters that share the radical 士.

士 壬 壮 壯 声 壴 壶 壹 壺 壽

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