半翅目

bànchìmù
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chán hé yáchóng dōu shǔyú bànchìmù kūnchóng.
Cicadas and aphids both belong to the order Hemiptera.
HSK 7-9
Bànchìmù shì kūnchóng gāng zhōng de yīgè dà mù.
Hemiptera is one of the large orders within the insect class.

Tips

memory
Literal: 'half' + 'wing' + '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

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