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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外壳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外壳 wài ké - envelope
- outer shell
- hull
- cover
- case

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,090 9,258 7,308

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
外 wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
壳 qiào- variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]
壳 ké- (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
- case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
壳 qiào- (bound form) shell
- Taiwan pr. [ke2]

Other Words Containing 外壳

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
外壳 - - 12,090 9,258 7,308