甲壳虫类

Traditional form:

甲殼蟲類

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎkéchónglèi

Definitions:

• insects of the order Coleoptera (i.e. beetles)

Characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 壳 - casing, husk, shell
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk
• 类 - category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

Traditional characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 殼 - casing, husk, shell
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk
• 類 - category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble