壳

殻

qiào

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Meanings

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qiào

1.variant of 壳[qiào]

qiào

1.(bound form) shell
2.Taiwan pr. [ké]

ké

1.(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
2.case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)

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Etymology

Simplified from 殻 (elimination of 殳).

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Stroke order

Components

壳士冗

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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贝壳 shell (of a mollusk)外壳 envelope 蜕壳 see 蜕壳[tuì ké]卡壳 (of a bullet or shell) to jam 龟壳 tortoise shell 空壳 empty shell 耳壳 outer ear 躯壳 the body (as opposed to the soul)洋壳 oceanic crust (geology)破壳 (of a bird, insect etc) to hatch 借壳 (finance) to acquire a company as a shell 蜕壳 to exuviate; to molt