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Character Decomposition
壳=士+冗
Etymology
A shell discarded 冗 by a soldier 士
Meanings2 pronunciations
ké
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
qiào
(bound form) shell
Taiwan pr. ké
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Words with 壳 101 total
the Earth's crust地壳dì qiàocarapace · crust · outer shell · also pr. jiǎ ké甲壳jiǎ qiàomussels (as food)壳菜qiào càiempty shell空壳kōng ké(of a bird, insect etc) to hatch · (slang) (fig.) to be born · to crack open (an egg, a nut etc)破壳pò kécarapace · hard outer shell · also pr. pí ké皮壳pí qiàothe body (as opposed to the soul)躯壳qū qiàoenvelope · outer shell · hull · cover · case外壳wài kéto exuviate; to molt蜕壳tuì ké(zoology) shell介壳jiè qiào(finance) to acquire a company as a shell借壳jiè ké(of a bullet or shell) to jam · (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse卡壳qiǎ kéammunition case弹壳dàn kébitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)枳壳zhǐ qiàococonut shell椰壳yē kécase, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)机壳jī qiàoshell · crust壳儿ké rcrust-mantle (geology)壳幔ké mànchitin壳质qiào zhìoceanic crust (geology)洋壳yáng qiàocrust; hard shell硬壳yìng kérice husk稻壳dào kéhusk (of rice etc); chaff谷壳gǔ kécrust; crusting; incrustation结壳jié ké
Idioms with 壳 4 total Chain
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