壳 / 殼
ké
Meaning
- shell (of an egg, nut, crab and so on)
- case · casing · housing (of a machine or device)
Example sentences
蜗牛壳是螺旋形的.
蝸牛殼是螺旋形的.
wō niú ké shì luó xuán xíng de.
Snail shells are spiral-shaped.
地上覆盖着积雪，冻成了又硬又厚的壳。
地上覆蓋着積雪，凍成了又硬又厚的殼。
dì shàng fù gài zhe jī xuě， dòng chéng le yòu yìng yòu hòu de ké。
The ground was covered with snow, which had frozen into a hard, thick crust.
旧约书中禁止食用贝类等有壳的水生动物。
舊約書中禁止食用貝類等有殼的水生動物。
jiù yuē shū zhōng jìn zhǐ shí yòng bèi lèi děng yǒu ké de shuǐ shēng dòng wù。
The Old Testament forbids the consumption of shellfish and other shelled aquatic animals.