CHINESE CHARACTER

壳 (ké): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

ké

casing, husk, shell

HSK 7-97 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

士

Primary radical

士 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 壳.

士 · 冗

Visible components

壳 is decomposed as ⿱士冗.

STROKES · 7

Write 壳 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 壳

贝壳bèiké

HSK 7-9 · shell (of a mollusk)

壳ké

HSK 7-9 · (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device); (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2]

Examples using 壳

贝壳

我在海边捡了个漂亮贝壳。

Wǒ zài hǎi biān jiǎn le gè piào liang bèi ké。

I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

壳

蛋壳容易破碎。

Dàn ké róng yì pò suì。

The shell of an egg is easily broken.

FAQ

What does 壳 (ké) mean in Chinese?

casing, husk, shell

How do you write 壳 in stroke order?

壳 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 壳?

士 is the radical in 壳. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 壳?

贝壳 (bèiké): shell (of a mollusk); 壳 (ké): (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device); (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2].