wén

mosquito

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

文 sound component

  Sound component

wén

  

writing

Evolution

蚊 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
蚊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蚊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wén

mosquito; gnat

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wén

old variant of [wén]

Most common words with 蚊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蚊子

mosquito

mosquito

蚊帐

mosquito net

蚊虫

mosquito

蚊香

mosquito-repellent incense or coil