甲流

Traditional form:

甲流

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎliú

Definitions:

• type A influenza
• abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感
• refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009

Characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

Traditional characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class