蚊

wén

wénspelled as un · 2nd tone — spelling rules

mosquito

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

蚊=虫+文

Etymology

insect

Meanings

mosquito

wén

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Words with 蚊 70 total

Anopheles (type of mosquito)疟蚊nu:è wén mosquito蚊虫wén chóng mosquito-repellent incense or coil蚊香wén xiāng mosquito蚊子wén zi Aedes, a genus of mosquito伊蚊yī wén anopheles · malarial mosquito按蚊àn wén mosquito net · CL: dǐng蚊帐wén zhàng to repel mosquitoes驱蚊qū wén (coll.) Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)花蚊子huā wén zi mosquito bite蚊子包wén zi bāo (jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)蚊子馆wén zi guǎn DEET, an insect repellent避蚊胺bì wén àn mosquito repellent防蚊液fáng wén yè electric mosquito swatter电蚊拍diàn wén pāi electric mosquito repellent电蚊香diàn wén xiāng eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)飞蚊症fēi wén zhèng Aedes, a genus of mosquito黑斑蚊hēi bān wén

Idioms with 蚊 3 total Chain

(idiom) lit. many mosquitoes gathering can make a sound like thunder (idiom) · fig. when many people spread slander, it can cause great harm to someone聚蚊成雷jù wén chéng léi

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