壳
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(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
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Dict coverage rank #1,134 U+58F3
How 壳 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A shell discarded 冗 by a soldier 士
How to remember it
shell · Heisig RSH #1641
士 soldier + crown + wind
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 壳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地壳运动 | dì qiào yùn dòng | (geotectonics) crustal movement; diastrophism |
| 大洋型地壳 | dà yáng xíng dì qiào | oceanic crust (geology) |
| 手机壳 | shǒu jī ké | cell phone case |
| 甲壳动物 | jiǎ qiào dòng wù | crustacean |
| 空壳公司 | kōng ké gōng sī | shell company; shell corporation |
| 无壳族 | wú ké zú | see 無殼蝸牛|无壳蜗牛[wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2] |
| 安全壳 | ān quán ké | containment vessel |
| 洋底地壳 | yáng dǐ dì qiào | oceanic crust (geology) |
| 鸡蛋壳儿 | jī dàn ké r | eggshell |
| 破壳日 | pò ké rì | (slang) (fig.) birthday |
| 壳牌公司 | Qiào pái Gōng sī | Shell (oil company) |
| 巴豆壳 | bā dòu ké | bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative |
| 地壳 | dì qiào | the Earth's crust |
| 壳儿 | ké r | shell; crust |
| 油底壳 | yóu dǐ ké | oil sump |
| 机壳 | jī qiào | case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc) |
| 贝壳儿 | bèi ké r | erhua variant of 貝殼|贝壳[bei4 ke2] |
| 甲壳素 | jiǎ qiào sù | chitin |
| 外壳 | wài ké | envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case |
| 空壳 | kōng ké | empty shell |