半翅目

bànchìmù

noun

Meanings

1 Hemiptera (the order of true bugs, including cicadas, aphids, and stink bugs)

Characters

order (taxonomy)

Examples

蝉和蚜虫都属于半翅目昆虫。

Chán hé yáchóng dōu shǔyú bànchìmù kūnchóng.

Cicadas and aphids both belong to the order Hemiptera.

半翅目是昆虫纲中的一个大目。

Bànchìmù shì kūnchóng gāng zhōng de yī gè dà mù.

Hemiptera is one of the large orders within the insect class.

Tips

memory

Literal: 半 'half' + 翅 'wing' + 目 'order' — many Hemipterans (true bugs) have forewings that are leathery on the basal half and membranous on the distal half, hence the 'half-wing' name (matching the Greek hemi-pteron = 'half wing').

Stroke Order

半 bàn

翅 chì

目 mù