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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ké | ke2
English translation
casing, husk, shell

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shū

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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A hand  shū striking a shell  qiào

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

壳殳

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiào shell
外壳 wài ké envelope外殼
弹壳 dàn ké ammunition case彈殼
贝壳 bèiké shell貝殼
甲壳 jiǎ qiào carapace甲殼
脑壳 nǎo ké skull腦殼
地壳 dì qiào the Earth's crust地殼
躯壳 qū qiào the body (housing the soul)軀殼
蛋壳 dàn ké eggshell蛋殼
硬壳 yìng ké crust硬殼
金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào a crafty escape plan金蟬脫殼
壳牌 Qiào pái Shell (oil company)殼牌
屎壳郎 shǐ ké làng dung beetle屎殼郎
脱壳 tuō ké to molt脫殼
安全壳 ān quán ké containment vessel安全殼
稻壳 dào ké rice husk稻殼
谷壳 gǔ ké husk of grain穀殼
驳壳枪 bó ké qiāng Mauser pistol駁殼槍
蚌壳 bàng ké clamshell蚌殼
甲壳类 jiǎ qiào lèi crustacean甲殼類
壳儿 ké r shell殼兒
乌龟壳 wū guī ké tortoise shell烏龜殼

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