Meaning
shell; shell
Chinese: 外壳；读作口语音时也用于贝壳。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ke” becomes a different word in each tone. 壳 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)
- 地壳dì qiàothe Earth's crust
- 机壳jī qiàocase, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
- 外壳wài kéenvelope; outer shell; hull; cover
- 壳儿ké rshell; crust
Example Sentence
小乌龟把头缩进了硬硬的壳里。Xiǎo wū guī bǎ tóu suō jìn le yìng yìng de ké lǐ.The little turtle drew its head into its hard shell.
小Xiǎosmall乌龟wū guītortoise把头bǎ tóulabor contractor缩进suō jìnto retreat into了le(completed action)硬yìnghard硬yìnghard的deof壳ké(coll.) shell (of an egg, 里lǐinside。