船壳

船殼

chuánké

noun

Meanings

1 hull (of a ship)
2 ship's outer shell

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这艘船的船壳是用钢板焊接而成的。

Zhè sōu chuán de chuánké shì yòng gāngbǎn hànjiē ér chéng de.

This ship's hull is welded together from steel plates.

HSK 7-9

撞击使船壳出现了一个大洞。

Zhuàngjī shǐ chuánké chūxiàn le yí gè dà dòng.

The collision left a large hole in the hull.

Tips

usage

Note the pronunciation: 壳 has two readings - ké (colloquial, 'shell, husk') and qiào (literary, 'hard shell'). 船壳 uses ké.

Stroke Order

船 chuán

壳 ké