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贝壳
貝殼
bèiké
1. shell
2. conch
3. cowry
4. mother of pearl
5. hard outer skin
6. also pr. <bèiqiào>
HSK 6 Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown

贝
bèi
sea shell; money, currency
HSK 5 4 丶
壳
ké
casing, husk, shell
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

贝壳儿
bèikér
erhua variant of [[貝殼|贝壳<bèiké>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
12,413 of 84,292