扁虫

扁蟲

biǎnchóng

noun

Measure Word

一条扁虫 tiáo

Meanings

1 flatworm
2 Platyhelminthes

Characters

Examples

涡虫是一种常见的淡水扁虫。

Wōchóng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de dànshuǐ biǎnchóng.

The planarian is a common freshwater flatworm.

扁虫的身体扁平，没有体腔。

Biǎnchóng de shēntǐ biǎnpíng, méiyǒu tǐqiāng.

Flatworms have flat bodies and no body cavity.

Tips

memory

Easy compound: 扁 ('flat') + 虫 ('worm') = literally 'flat worm'. Most Chinese animal-phylum names follow this transparent pattern, e.g. 环节动物 ('ringed segment animals' = annelids).

Stroke Order

扁 biǎn

虫 chóng