qiào
壳（殻）
HSK 7-9
common
noun
Meaning of 壳
壳 means hard outer covering; shell; carapace; crust. Pronounced q iào. HSK 7-9.
- hard outer covering; shell; carapace; crust
Character Info
Radical士
Strokes7
Components
士
几
Stroke Order
壳
Definitions & Examples
Páng螃
xiè蟹
de的
jiǎ甲
q壳
iào非
fēi常
cháng坚
jiān硬
。
The crab's carapace is very hard.
Dì地
q壳
iào运
yùn动
dòng有
yǒu时
shí候
hou会
huì引
yǐn起
qǐ地
dì震
。
Crustal movement sometimes causes earthquakes.
Jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
q壳
iào是
shì一
yī个
gè计
jì策
。
'Slipping out of a shell like a golden cicada' is a stratagem.
Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
de的
wài外
q壳
iào是
shì塑
sù料
liào做
zuò的
。
The casing of this machine is made of plastic.
Tā他
zài在
zhōng中
yào药
lǐ里
zhuā抓
le了
yī一
xiē些
zhǐ枳
q壳
。
He got some immature bitter oranges (Zhishi) at the herbal medicine shop.