瓢虫

Traditional form:

瓢蟲

Pinyin (reading):

piáochóng

Definitions:

• ladybug
• ladybird

Characters:

• 瓢 - a ladle made from a dried gourd
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk

Traditional characters:

• 瓢 - a ladle made from a dried gourd
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk