| 介 | jiè qiào | (zoology) shell | 
| 介 | jiè | to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor | 
| 壳 | qiào | variant of 壳 | 
| 壳 | ké | (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case; casing; housing (of a machine or device) | 
| 壳 | qiào | (bound form) shell / Taiwan pr. [ke2] |