泥盆纪

Traditional form:

泥盆紀

Pinyin (reading):

Nípénjì

Definitions:

• Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)

Characters:

• 泥 - mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
• 盆 - basin, bowl, pot, tub
• 纪 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

Traditional characters:

• 泥 - mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
• 盆 - basin, bowl, pot, tub
• 紀 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal