Rank 1872IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

壳 - ké

casing, shell, husk

casing, shell, husk

How to read 壳

Click 壳 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcasing, shell, husk
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

壳儿 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 壳幔. Please read 壳牌 one more time.

Common words with this character

shell; crust
crust-mantle
see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
mussels

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 壳 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 壳儿 and 壳幔 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 壳.