shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké]

Radical: 士 HSK 7 g, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

壳 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 壳

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 壳.

介壳
jiè qiào
借壳
jiè ké
卡壳
qiǎ ké
地壳
dì qiào
壳儿
ké r
壳幔
ké màn
壳牌
qiào pái
壳菜
qiào cài
壳质
qiào zhì
外壳
wài ké
弹壳
dàn ké
机壳
jī qiào

Related characters (radical 士)

Characters that share the radical .

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