qiào = qi + ao4
shell / carapace / crust (earth's crust etc) / also pr. [ke2]
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How to pronounce 壳

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

壳 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rǒng = ru + (e)ng3
extraneous / redundant / superfluous / busy schedule
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variant of 冗[rong3]
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shì = sh + Ø4
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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= ji + Ø1
small table
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= ji + Ø1
almost
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= ji + Ø3
how much / how many / several / a few
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Characters with 壳 as component

què = qu + e4
honest
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què = qu + e4
honest
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qiào = qi + ao4
variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]
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Words with 壳

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ammunition case
carapace / crust / outer shell / also pr. [jia3 ke2]
shell / conch / cowry / mother of pearl / hard outer skin / also pr. [bei4 qiao4]

Sentences with 壳

壳 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiào

shell / carapace / crust (earth's crust etc) / also pr. [ke2]

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