殼 (hok3 | qiao4 ke2) : shell; ladle

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殼

hok3

qiao4 ke2

[1] shell; hard surface/covering; skin; casing
[2] [粵] [noun, classifier] ladle; scoop; spoon

Pinyin qiao4 is the literary pronunciation; ke2 is the colloquial pronunciation.

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 殳 (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殼 / 壳

This word has been viewed 6774 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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蛋殼 daan6*2 hok3 dan4 ke2 = eggshell

貝殼 bui3 hok3 bei4 ke2 = shell (of molluscs etc.)

烏龜殼 wu1 gwai1 hok3 wu1 gui1 ke2 = tortoise-shell

剝殼 mok1 hok3 = to remove the shell

空殼公司 hung1 hok3 gung1 si1 = shell company

飯殼 faan6 hok3 = rice ladle

椰殼 je4*2 hok1 ye2 ke2 (Taiwan), ye1 ke2 (PRC) = coconut shell

外殼 ngoi6 hok3 wai4 ke2 = envelope

地殼 dei6 hok3 di4 qiao4 = the Earth's crust

貝殼念珠 bui3 hok3 nim6 zyu1 bei4 ke2 nian4 zhu1 = [n] wampum
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用支棍搉你頭殼
Use a stick to knock your head.

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Decimal representation of this word: 殼
Unicode code for this character: U+6bbc (off-site link)

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