Chinese Traditional: 穿山甲
Chinese Simplified: 穿山甲
Pinyin: chuan1 shan1 jia3
Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
English Meaning: a pangolin, a scaly anteater
Classifier: (zhi1)

Related Words:

穿   穿

chuān

1. to dress, to wear, to put on 2. to pierce, to pass through, to thread 3. to penetrate

Here: to pierce, to pass through, to thread

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shān

mountain, hill

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jiǎ

1. nail (of the fingers or toes) 2. carapace, shell 3. armour plating, armour 4. first, number one 5. first (the 1st of the ten Heavenly Stems, used by the ancient Chinese to designate years, months, and dates)

Here: armour plating, armour

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