寒武纪

Traditional form:

寒武紀

Pinyin (reading):

Hánwǔjì

Definitions:

• Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)

Characters:

• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 武 - military; martial, warlike
• 纪 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

Traditional characters:

• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 武 - military; martial, warlike
• 紀 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal