蛋壳

蛋殼

dànké

noun #29,272

Meanings

1 eggshell

Characters

shell; husk; outer casing

Examples

她把蛋壳敲碎，把蛋液倒进碗里。

Tā bǎ dànké qiāo suì, bǎ dànyè dào jìn wǎn lǐ.

She cracked the eggshell and poured the egg into the bowl.

蛋壳很薄，一不小心就会碎。

Dànké hěn báo, yī bù xiǎoxīn jiù huì suì.

The eggshell is very thin — it breaks easily if you're not careful.

Tips

memory

蛋 (egg) + 壳 (shell/husk). The character 壳 (ké) appears in many 'shell' or 'hard outer layer' words: 贝壳 (bèiké, seashell), 壳体 (kétǐ, casing/hull).

Stroke Order

蛋 dàn

壳 ké