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壳
ké
Main
English Definitionshell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc)
Simplified Script壳
Traditional Script殼
Pinyinké, also pr. qiào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄎㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hok3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=7

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壳儿kérshell; crust
壳斗kédǒucupule
壳糖kétángchitose
壳郎猪ké lang zhū(coll.) feeder pig
壳幔kémàncrust-mantle (geology)
Words With Same Tail Word    
贝壳bèikéshell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin
外壳wàikéenvelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
脑壳nǎokéskull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
蛋壳dànkéeggshell
地壳dìkéthe Earth's crust
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