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殼 (hok3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

殼 (hok3, qiào) — (Cantonese); weak; thin; incapable; ladle; shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké]; casing; husk; hull; a ladle; used as a classifier, scoop; used as a classifier for measuring the quantity of drugs, cap (toothpaste tube cap size) of

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 殼兒 (hok3 ji4) — shell; crust
• 殼幔 (hok3 maan6) — crust-mantle (geology)
• 殼牌 (hok3 paai4) — see 殼牌公司|壳牌公司[Qiao4 pai2 gong1 si1]
• 殼牌公司 (hok3 paai4 gung1 si1) — Shell (oil company)
• 殼質 (hok3 zat1) — chitin
• 學似 (hok6 ci5) — just like someone, learn from someone

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