壳牌 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

ké, qiào casing Simplified

Simplified form of 殼. Phonosemantic compound. 几 represents the meaning and 㱿 represents the sound.

què, hù, qiǎng to strike from above

几 Meaning component

jǐ, jī small table

A table is considered to be a hard object, much like a casing.

Phonosemantic compound. 片 represents the meaning and 卑 represents the sound.

片 Meaning component

piàn, piān slice

卑 Sound component

bēi humble, inferior

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	breː
	breː

Phonosemantic compound. 几 represents the meaning and 㱿 represents the sound.

几 Meaning component

jǐ, jī small table

A table is considered to be a hard object, much like a casing.

㱿 Sound component

què, hù, qiǎng to strike from above

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	khaewk	[kʰ]ˤrok	hollow shell, hollow