壳(ké)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 殼
Readingskéqiào

variant of 壳

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Character information

Pinyin
ké / qiào
Meaning
variant of 壳
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
殼

Origin & structure

Where 壳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱士冗

A shell discarded 冗 by a soldier 士

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

士shì冗rǒng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 殼: A hand 殳 striking a shell 壳

How to write 壳 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 壳

Common words using 壳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bèi贝ké壳
HSK 7-9

shell (of a mollusk)

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jiè介qiào壳

(zoology) shell

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jiè借ké壳

(finance) to acquire a company as a shell

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qiǎ卡ké壳

(of a bullet or shell) to jam; (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach…

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dì地qiào壳

the Earth's crust

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wài外ké壳

envelope

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dàn弹ké壳

ammunition case

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jī机ké壳

case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)

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贝介借卡地外弹机

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