壳

殻/殼
qiào, ké
冗 + 士
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

ké (noun) shell; hard outer covering
qiào (noun) shell; carapace; crust

Etymology

Simplified form of 殼. Phonosemantic compound. 几 represents the meaning and 㱿 represents the sound.

About

壳 is the simplified form of 殼, which combined the phonetic 㱿 (士, 冖, 几) with the semantic 殳, a hand holding a striking weapon, evoking the cracking of a shell. In the simplified character 壳, the 殳 is dropped, leaving 㱿. The character is analyzed as a phonosemantic compound where 几 suggests the hard outer casing and 㱿 gives the sound. 壳 refers to the hard exterior of eggs, nuts, seeds, turtles, crustaceans, the Earth's crust, and device casings.

Example Sentences Hide

我捡到一个美丽的贝壳。

Wǒ jiǎn dào yī gè měilì de bèiké.

I picked up a beautiful seashell.

他把蛋壳扔进了垃圾桶。

Tā bǎ dànké rēng jìnle lājītǒng.

He threw the eggshell into the trash can.

这个坚果的外壳很硬。

Zhège jiānguǒ de wàiké hěn yìng.

The shell of this nut is very hard.

她小心地剥开鸡蛋的壳。

Tā xiǎoxīn de bō kāi jīdàn de ké.

She carefully peeled the shell of the egg.

螃蟹的壳保护它不受伤害。

Pángxiè de ké bǎohù tā bù shòu shānghài.

The crab's shell protects it from harm.

虽然蜗牛的壳很脆弱，但它能提供安全。

Suīrán wōniú de ké hěn cuìruò, dàn tā néng tígōng ānquán.

Although the snail's shell is fragile, it can provide safety.

这个手机的外壳设计得非常时尚。

Zhège shǒujī de wàiké shèjì dé fēicháng shíshàng.

The outer shell of this phone is designed very fashionably.

在化学中，原子的电子壳层结构决定了其性质。

Zài huàxué zhōng, yuánzǐ de diànzǐ ké céng jiégòu juédìngle qí xìngzhì.

In chemistry, the electron shell structure of an atom determines its properties.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

悫 殻 殼

Component: 冗

沉 坈

Component: 士

声 志 款 吉 壮 壶 仕 壬 壹 毂 彀 觳 縠 賣

Example Words

外壳 脑壳 卡壳 屎壳郎 机壳 壳儿 甲壳虫 空壳 蛋壳 贝壳 躯壳 龟壳 借壳 地壳 弹壳 手机壳 枳壳 椰壳 壳牌 甲壳 甲壳素 皮壳 破壳 破壳日