壳
Meaning
qiào qiao4
- shell
- carapace
- crust (earth's crust etc)
- also pr. [ké]
Example sentences
- A snail's shell is spiral in form.
- I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.
HSK words with 壳
More words with 壳
- 地壳 dìqiào the Earth's crust
- 壳儿 kér shell
- 机壳 jīqiào case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
- 外壳 wàiké envelope
- 空壳 kōngké empty shell
- 卡壳 qiǎké (of a bullet or shell) to jam
- 皮壳 píqiào carapace
- 壳菜 qiàocài mussels (as food)
- 结壳 jiéké crust; crusting; incrustation
- 壳质 qiàozhì chitin
- 洋壳 yángqiào oceanic crust (geology)