Chinese character

壳

ké

casing, husk, shell

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7 strokesRadical 士No. 1265Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

casing, husk, shell
variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]
(bound form) shell
Taiwan pr. [ke2]
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)

Pinyin

kéqiào

Simplified / Traditional

壳→殼

Variant forms: 殼

Variant forms

殼ké

Components

士shì 冗rǒng

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A shell discarded 冗 by a soldier 士

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外壳外壳wài kéenvelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case 贝壳贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)地壳地壳dì qiàothe Earth's crust 弹壳弹壳dàn kéammunition case

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