鳞翅目

鱗翅目
línchìmù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Húdié hé ézi dōu shǔyú línchìmù.
Butterflies and moths both belong to the Lepidoptera.
HSK 7-9
Línchìmù kūnchóng de chìbǎng biǎomiàn gàimǎn le xìxiǎo de línpiàn, yì mō jiù diào fěn.
The wings of lepidopteran insects are covered in tiny scales that rub off as powder at a touch.

Tips

memory
The Chinese name copies the Greek one piece by piece: 鳞 scale, 翅 wing, 目 order, just as lepis + pteron. Other insect orders follow the same pattern: 鞘翅目 (beetles, "sheath wings"), 双翅目 (flies, "two wings"), 膜翅目 (bees, wasps and ants, "membrane wings").

Stroke Order

鳞 lín
翅 chì
目 mù