Usage of the character 壳
qiào
壳
[殻]
- variant of 殼／壳 (qiào)
ké
壳
[殼]
- (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
- case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
qiào
壳
[殼]
- (bound form) shell
- Taiwan pr. (ké)
jiǎqiào
甲壳
[甲殼]
- carapace
- crust
- outer shell
- also pr. (jiǎké)
kōngké
空壳
[空殼]
- empty shell
dìqiào
地壳
[地殼]
- the Earth's crust
jīqiào
机壳
[機殼]
- case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
kémàn
壳幔
[殼幔]
- crust-mantle (geology)
dànké
弹壳
[彈殼]
- ammunition case
tuōké
脱壳
[脫殼]
- to break out of an eggshell
- to molt
- to remove the husk
- to shell
qiàozhì
壳质
[殼質]
- chitin
qūqiào
躯壳
[軀殼]
- the body (as opposed to the soul)
gǔké
谷壳
[穀殼]
- husk (of rice etc); chaff
ěrké
耳壳
[耳殼]
- outer ear
- auricle
- pinna
jiéké
结壳
[結殼]
- crust; crusting; incrustation
kér
壳儿
[殼兒]
- shell
- crust
Qiàopái
壳牌
[殼牌]
- see 殼牌公司／壳牌公司 ( Qiàopáigōngsī)
yēké
椰壳
[椰殼]
- coconut shell
píqiào
皮壳
[皮殼]
- carapace
- hard outer shell
- also pr. (píké)
dàoké
稻壳
[稻殼]
- rice husk
chuánké
船壳
[船殼]
- hull (of a ship)
jièké
借壳
[借殼]
- (finance) to acquire a company as a shell
tuìqiào
蜕壳
[蛻殼]
- see 蛻殼／蜕壳 (tuìké)
bèiké
贝壳
[貝殼]
- shell (of a mollusk)
tuìké
蜕壳
[蛻殼]
- to exuviate; to molt
bàngké
蚌壳
[蚌殼]
- clamshell
jièqiào
介壳
[介殼]
- (zoology) shell
dànké
蛋壳
[蛋殼]
- eggshell
yángqiào
洋壳
[洋殼]
- oceanic crust (geology)
nǎoké
脑壳
[腦殼]
- (coll.) head; skull
- (fig.) brains (mental capacity)
wàiké
外壳
[外殼]
- envelope
- outer shell
- hull
- cover
- case
zhǐqiào
枳壳
[枳殼]
- bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
qiàocài
壳菜
[殼菜]
- mussels (as food)
yìngké
硬壳
[硬殼]
- crust; hard shell
guīké
龟壳
[龜殼]
- tortoise shell
qiǎké
卡壳
[卡殼]
- (of a bullet or shell) to jam
- (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse
jiǎqiàolèi
甲壳类
[甲殼類]
- crustacean
shǒujīké
手机壳
[手機殼]
- cell phone case
guīkéhuā
龟壳花
[龜殼花]
- Formosan pit viper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus)
ānquánké
安全壳
[安全殼]
- containment vessel
jiǎqiàochóng
甲壳虫
[甲殼蟲]
- beetle
jiǎqiàosù
甲壳素
[甲殼素]
- chitin
dàimàoké
玳瑁壳
[玳瑁殼]
- tortoise shell
wūguīké
乌龟壳
[烏龜殼]
- tortoise shell
yóudǐké
油底壳
[油底殼]
- oil sump
shǐkélàng
屎壳郎
[屎殼郎]
- see 屎蚵螂 (shǐkēláng)
yìngkéguǒ
硬壳果
[硬殼果]
- nut
kélangzhū
壳郎猪
[殼郎豬]
- (coll.) feeder pig
shuāngkélèi
双壳类
[雙殼類]
- (zoology) bivalve
bādòuké
巴豆壳
[巴豆殼]
- bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative
Jiǎqiàochóng
甲壳虫
[甲殼蟲]
- the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
wúkézú
无壳族
[無殼族]
- see 無殼蝸牛／无壳蜗牛 (wúkéwōniú)
bókéqiāng
驳壳枪
[駁殼槍]
- Mauser pistol
bìkéjī
闭壳肌
[閉殼肌]
- adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)
bèikér
贝壳儿
[貝殼兒]
- erhua variant of 貝殼／贝壳 (bèiké)
jīnchántuōqiào
金蝉脱壳
[金蟬脫殼]
- lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
- a crafty escape plan
jīdànkér
鸡蛋壳儿
[雞蛋殼兒]
- eggshell
yúmùnǎoké
榆木脑壳
[榆木腦殼]
- (coll.) a blockhead; a thickhead
Qiàopái Gōngsī
壳牌公司
[殼牌公司]
- Shell (oil company)
dìqiàoyùndòng
地壳运动
[地殼運動]
- (geotectonics) crustal movement; diastrophism
jīnshǔwàiké
金属外壳
[金屬外殼]
- metal cover
jiǎqiàodòngwù
甲壳动物
[甲殼動物]
- crustacean
kōngkégōngsī
空壳公司
[空殼公司]
- shell company; shell corporation
guǐmōnǎoké
鬼摸脑壳
[鬼摸腦殼]
- (idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
yēkéxiānwéi
椰壳纤维
[椰殼纖維]
- coconut fiber
- coir
wúkéwōniú
无壳蜗牛
[無殼蝸牛]
- fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
jiǎkéchónglèi
甲壳虫类
[甲殼蟲類]
- insects of the order Coleoptera (i.e. beetles)
yángdǐdìqiào
洋底地壳
[洋底地殼]
- oceanic crust (geology)
dàyángxíngdìqiào
大洋型地壳
[大洋型地殼]
- oceanic crust (geology)