jiǎ qiào

Traditional: 甲殼

甲壳 (jiǎ qiào) is a Chinese word meaning “carapace; crust; outer shell”.

Meanings

  1. 1carapace
  2. 2crust
  3. 3outer shell
  4. 4also pr. [jia3 ke2]

Characters in 甲壳

甲jiǎ · first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]壳ké · (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)

Related words

指甲fingernail甲first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]甲板deck (of a ship or boat)壳(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)壳(bound form) shell壳variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]弹壳ammunition case贝壳shell (of a mollusk)盔甲armor装甲vehicle armor外壳envelope空壳empty shell

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