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Chinese symbol for “crustacean”

甲壳类
jiǎ qiào lèi
Traditional: 甲殼類
crustacean

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crustacean is 甲壳类 (jiǎ qiào lèi), defined as: crustacean.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
壳 qiào
casing, husk, shell
radical 33 ⼠ · 8 strokes
类 lèi
category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble
radical 119 ⽶ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “crustacean”

WordPinyinMeaning
甲壳动物 (甲殼動物)jiǎ qiào dòng wùcrustacean

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甲壳类.

WordPinyinMeaning
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
甲板jiǎ bǎndeck (of a ship or boat)
装甲车 (裝甲車)zhuāng jiǎ chēarmored car; 辆 (liàng)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)jiǎ zhuàng xiàn(anatomy) thyroid gland
铠甲 (鎧甲)kǎi jiǎarmor
外壳 (外殼)wài kéenvelope; outer shell
贝壳 (貝殼)bèi késhell (of a mollusk)
人类 (人類)rén lèihumanity; human race

See also: Japanese symbol for “crustacean”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.