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

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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

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