甲殼

甲壳
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 殼 qiào
  1. (bound form) shell
  2. Taiwan pr. ké

Containing this entry

甲殼動物 jiǎqiàodòngwù crustacean
甲殼素 jiǎqiàosù chitin
甲殼蟲 Jiǎqiàochóng the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
甲殼蟲 jiǎqiàochóng beetle
甲殼類 jiǎqiàolèi crustacean

Related entries

皮殼 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)
麵包皮 miànbāopí crust
殼兒 kér
  1. shell
  2. crust
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