"Shell" has two pronunciations: [ké] and [qiào]. A shell, that is, a hard skin, is called "thin shell" when the ratio of its thickness to its curvature radius is less than 0.5, and vice versa. Qiào is used for "crust", "carapace", "body" and "golden cicada shelling". Ké, used in spoken English.

Shell [ké]

1. Today's cicada sloughs its shell [j and n chá n tu? ké]

A golden cicada sheds its shell. Today, pass the "gold". To escape by using a trick.

2. Fructus Aurantii [zhǐ ké]

Chinese medicine name. It is the same variety as Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, but the difference is that it is slightly more mature than Fructus Aurantii Immaturus and its efficacy is milder than Fructus Aurantii Immaturus.

3. pupa shell [yǒng ké]

The shell left after pupa emergence. For example, cicada slough is the shell taken off by cicada pupa when it emerges.

4. Shell [bèi ké]

The outer shell of a shellfish, the shell of a mollusk, the shell of an oyster or clam.

Shell [qiào]

1. Shell [jiè qiào]

The shells of mollusks such as clams and snails are mainly composed of calcareous and pigments, which are hard in texture and have the function of protecting the body.

2. Shellfish [qiào cài]

Used to call seashells with shells. Of clams. Used to call seashells with shells. Of mussels. Usually refers to its meat, commonly known as mussels.

3. Crust [dì qiào]

The outer layer of the earth, which is mainly composed of crystalline rocks, varies in thickness from place to place, but it is probably no more than tens of kilometers in any place, and it is different from the denser but less hard substance below it.