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甲壳 (jiǎ ké): Shell (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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甲壳 consists of 2 characters.

shell; nail; first; the first of the ten Heavenly Stems

shell, hard outer covering

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinjiǎ ké

Meaningshell; carapace

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

Word甲壳

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 甲壳.

Words with 甲

指甲zhǐ jiaHSK 6
甲乙jiǎ yǐ
甲板jiǎ bǎn
甲虫jiǎ chóng
甲醛jiǎquán
盔甲kuī jiǎ
装甲zhuāng jiǎ
趾甲zhǐ jiǎ

Words with 壳

贝壳bèi kéHSK 6
外壳wài ké
弹壳dàn ké
空壳kōng ké
蚌壳bàng ké
蛎壳lìké
金蝉脱壳jīn chán tuō qiào

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Example Sentences with 甲壳

Wū乌

guī龟

de的

jiǎ甲

ké壳

fēi非

cháng常

jiān坚

yìng硬

。

The turtle's shell is very hard.

Páng螃

xiè蟹

de的

jiǎ甲

ké壳

zài在

yáng阳

guāng光

xià下

shǎn

闪

shǎn闪

fā发

guāng光

。

The crab's carapace glistens in the sunlight.