甲壳

甲殼
jiǎqiào
  1. carapace
  2. crust
  3. outer shell
  4. also pr. jiǎké

CEDICT

shell; carapace; crust (hard protective covering)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 甲 jiǎ
  1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  2. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. armor plating
  6. shell or carapace
  7. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system (old)
  11. ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
=2 壳 qiào variant of 壳 qiào
=2 壳 qiào
  1. (bound form) shell
  2. Taiwan pr. ké

Containing this entry

甲壳动物 jiǎqiàodòngwù crustacean
甲壳素 jiǎqiàosù chitin
甲壳虫 Jiǎqiàochóng the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
甲壳虫 jiǎqiàochóng beetle
甲壳类 jiǎqiàolèi crustacean

Related entries

皮壳 píqiào
  1. carapace
  2. hard outer shell
  3. also pr. píké
外皮 wàipí
  1. outer skin
  2. carapace
硬皮 yìngpí crust (of a solidified liquid etc)
面包皮 miànbāopí crust
壳儿 kér
  1. shell
  2. crust
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