| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 壳 | 殼 | qiào | qiao4 | shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2] | ||
| 2 | 地壳 | 地殼 | dì qiào | di4 qiao4 | the Earth's crust | ||
| 3 | 枳壳 | 枳殼 | zhǐ qiào | zhi3 qiao4 | bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM) | ||
| 4 | 大洋型地壳 | 大洋型地殼 | dà yáng xíng dì qiào | da4 yang2 xing2 di4 qiao4 | oceanic crust (geology) | ||
| 5 | 洋壳 | 洋殼 | yáng qiào | yang2 qiao4 | oceanic crust (geology) | ||
| 6 | 洋底地壳 | 洋底地殼 | yáng dǐ dì qiào | yang2 di3 di4 qiao4 | oceanic crust (geology) | ||
| 7 | 脱壳 | 脫殼 | tuō qiào | tuo1 qiao4 | to molt; to exuviate; fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada | ||
| 8 | 蜕壳 | 蛻殼 | tuì qiào | tui4 qiao4 | see 蜕壳 | ||
| 9 | 躯壳 | 軀殼 | qū qiào | qu1 qiao4 | the body (housing the soul) | ||
| 10 | 壳质 | 殼質 | qiào zhì | qiao4 zhi4 | chitin | ||
| 11 | 壳牌公司 | 殼牌公司 | qiào pái gōng sī | Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1 | Shell (oil company) | ||
| 12 | 壳牌 | 殼牌 | qiào pái | Qiao4 pai2 | see 壳牌公司 | ||
| 13 | 皮壳 | 皮殼 | pí qiào | pi2 qiao4 | carapace; hard outer shell; also pr. [pi2 ke2] | ||
| 14 | 金蝉脱壳 | 金蟬脫殼 | jīn chán tuō qiào | jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4 | lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan | ||
| 15 | 介壳 | 介殼 | jiè qiào | jie4 qiao4 | carapace; hard outer shell | ||
| 16 | 甲壳素 | 甲殼素 | jiǎ qiào sù | jia3 qiao4 su4 | chitin | ||
| 17 | 甲壳类 | 甲殼類 | jiǎ qiào lèi | jia3 qiao4 lei4 | crustacean | ||
| 18 | 甲壳动物 | 甲殼動物 | jiǎ qiào dòng wù | jia3 qiao4 dong4 wu4 | crustacean | ||
| 19 | 甲壳 | 甲殼 | jiǎ qiào | jia3 qiao4 | carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2] | ||
| 20 | 机壳 | 機殼 | jī qiào | ji1 qiao4 | case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc) | ||
| 21 | 地壳运动 | 地殼運動 | dì qiào yùn dòng | di4 qiao4 yun4 dong4 | crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates |
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