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殼 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that means shell or carapace.

This can also refer to the earth's crust or the husk of a seed or nut.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
殼壳 see styles	qiào qiao4 ch`iao chiao koku	More info & calligraphy: Shell (bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2] Husk, shell.
介殼介壳 see styles	jiè qiào jie4 qiao4 chieh ch`iao chieh chiao	介殼 Custom Scroll (zoology) shell
借殼借壳 see styles	jiè ké jie4 ke2 chieh k`o chieh ko	借殼 Custom Scroll (finance) to acquire a company as a shell
卡殼卡壳 see styles	qiǎ ké qia3 ke2 ch`ia k`o chia ko	卡殼 Custom Scroll (of a bullet or shell) to jam; (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse
地殼地壳 see styles	dì qiào di4 qiao4 ti ch`iao ti chiao	地殼 Custom Scroll the Earth's crust
外殼外壳 see styles	wài ké wai4 ke2 wai k`o wai ko	外殼 Custom Scroll envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
彈殼弹壳 see styles	dàn ké dan4 ke2 tan k`o tan ko	彈殼 Custom Scroll ammunition case
枳殼枳壳 see styles	zhǐ qiào zhi3 qiao4 chih ch`iao chih chiao	枳殼 Custom Scroll bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
椰殼椰壳 see styles	yē ké ye1 ke2 yeh k`o yeh ko	椰殼 Custom Scroll coconut shell
機殼机壳 see styles	jī qiào ji1 qiao4 chi ch`iao chi chiao	機殼 Custom Scroll case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
殼兒壳儿 see styles	ké r ke2 r5 k`o r ko r	殼兒 Custom Scroll shell; crust
殼居壳居 see styles	ké jū ke2 ju1 k`o chü ko chü kakukyo	殼居 Custom Scroll to dwell in a husk
殼幔壳幔 see styles	ké màn ke2 man4 k`o man ko man	殼幔 Custom Scroll crust-mantle (geology)
殼牌壳牌 see styles	qiào pái qiao4 pai2 ch`iao p`ai chiao pai	殼牌 Custom Scroll see 殼牌公司\|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
殼菜壳菜 see styles	qiào cài qiao4 cai4 ch`iao ts`ai chiao tsai	殼菜 Custom Scroll mussels (as food)
殼質壳质 see styles	qiào zhì qiao4 zhi4 ch`iao chih chiao chih	殼質 Custom Scroll chitin
洋殼洋壳 see styles	yáng qiào yang2 qiao4 yang ch`iao yang chiao	洋殼 Custom Scroll oceanic crust (geology)
甲殼甲壳 see styles	jiǎ qiào jia3 qiao4 chia ch`iao chia chiao	甲殼 Custom Scroll carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
皮殼皮壳 see styles	pí qiào pi2 qiao4 p`i ch`iao pi chiao	皮殼 Custom Scroll carapace; hard outer shell; also pr. [pi2 ke2]
硬殼硬壳 see styles	yìng ké ying4 ke2 ying k`o ying ko	硬殼 Custom Scroll crust; hard shell
稻殼稻壳 see styles	dào ké dao4 ke2 tao k`o tao ko	稻殼 Custom Scroll rice husk
穀殼谷壳 see styles	gǔ ké gu3 ke2 ku k`o ku ko	穀殼 Custom Scroll husk (of rice etc); chaff
空殼空壳 see styles	kōng ké kong1 ke2 k`ung k`o kung ko	空殼 Custom Scroll empty shell
結殼结壳 see styles	jié ké jie2 ke2 chieh k`o chieh ko	結殼 Custom Scroll crust; crusting; incrustation
耳殼耳壳 see styles	ěr ké er3 ke2 erh k`o erh ko	耳殼 Custom Scroll outer ear; auricle; pinna
脫殼脱壳 see styles	tuō ké tuo1 ke2 t`o k`o to ko	脫殼 Custom Scroll to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell
腦殼脑壳 see styles	nǎo ké nao3 ke2 nao k`o nao ko	腦殼 Custom Scroll (coll.) head; skull; (fig.) brains (mental capacity)
船殼船壳 see styles	chuán ké chuan2 ke2 ch`uan k`o chuan ko	船殼 Custom Scroll hull (of a ship)
蚌殼蚌壳 see styles	bàng ké bang4 ke2 pang k`o pang ko	蚌殼 Custom Scroll clamshell
蛋殼蛋壳 see styles	dàn ké dan4 ke2 tan k`o tan ko	蛋殼 Custom Scroll eggshell

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Shell	殼壳	koku	qiào / qiao4 / qiao	ch`iao / chiao
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.