甲壳虫

Traditional form:

甲殼蟲

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎqiàochóng

Definitions:

• beetle

Characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 壳 - casing, husk, shell
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk

Traditional characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 殼 - casing, husk, shell
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk