壳
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Translingual
| Traditional | 殼 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 殻 |
| Simplified | 壳 |
Han character
壳 (Kangxi radical 33, 士+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 土月竹弓 (GBHN) or 難土月竹弓 (XGBHN), composition ⿱士冗 (GH) or ⿱⿳士冖一几 (TJK))
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 売, which has a slightly different component on the bottom. (壳 has 几, while 売 has 儿.)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 243, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5648
- Dae Jaweon: page 483, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 428, character 2
- Unihan data for U+58F3
Chinese
Glyph 1
- This section refers to ⿱士冗 glyph; see
Han unification to learn more.
Glyph origin
Simplified from 殻 (elimination of 殳).
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 壳 – see 殼 (“shell; husk; hull; skin; casing; ladle”). (This character is the simplified form of 殼). |
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Glyph 2
- This section refers to ⿱⿳士冖一几 glyph; see Han unification to learn more.
Glyph origin
Simplified from 殼 (elimination of 殳).
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 壳 – see 殼 (“shell; husk; hull; skin; casing; ladle”). (This character is a variant form of 殼). |
Japanese
Kanji
壳