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殼
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壳
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shell

HSK 10
Objects →Containers
qiào
カク、コク、バイ
から
각
Phonosemantic compound. 几 represents the meaning and 㱿 represents the sound.
Components
几 small table+ 㱿 to strike from above =
殼 shell
几 Meaning component
jī small table
A table is considered to be a hard object, much like a casing.
㱿 Phonetic component
què to strike from above
(interchangeable 殼) the husk, skin or shell of fruits
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Notes
Similar Characters
壳 shell (simp)冗 superfluous凭 lean (simp)凰 female phoenix凳 bench秃 bald (simp)処 location (jp)凯 victorious (simp)凱 triumphant (trad)叽 sigh (simp)机 desk (simp)玑 round (simp)矶 submerged (simp)肌 muscle虮 louse (simp)讥 jeer (simp)飢 starving (trad/jp)饥 hunger (simp)麂 species of deer凫 wild duck (simp)
Chinese
壳 / 殼 [qiào]
shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké]
Japanese
殻 、 骸 (rare) から 同音
noun shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
殻 がら 同音
  1. nounn-pref usually kana chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass
  2. noun usually kana poor-quality coke (coal)
  3. suffix usually kana left-overs; remnants
殻 かく 同音
noun shell (e.g. electron shell)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
飲み物はヤシの実の殻に入れてあった。
The drinks were served in coconut shells.
CHINESE WORDS (57)
外壳 [wài​ké] #12,090
envelope
弹壳 [dàn​ké] #7,787
ammunition case
贝壳 [bèi​ké] #9,786
shell
甲壳 [jiǎ​qiào] #9,342
carapace
脑壳 [nǎo​ké] #19,233
skull
地壳 [dì​qiào] #20,965
the Earth's crust
躯壳 [qū​qiào] #20,243
the body (housing the soul)
蛋壳 [dàn​ké] #29,272
eggshell
硬壳 [yìng​ké] #35,755
crust
金蝉脱壳 [jīn​chán​tuō​qiào] #45,177
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 貝殻 [かいがら] #20,422
seashell
KOREAN WORDS (1)
갑각류
crustaceans