蚊 wén mosquito
mosquito; gnat
How to remember 蚊: 虫 insect + 文 culture = mosquito. Every insect in town comes to the open air culture festival, and mid song the singer swallows a mosquito or something worse.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
蚊 = 虫 insect + 文 culture
- 虫 insect meaning
- 文 culture sound
Every insect in town comes to the open air culture festival, and mid song the singer swallows a mosquito or something worse.
How it came to be
The insect gives the meaning and the sign for culture the sound.
How it is used
- 'Mosquito': 蚊子 (wénzi) mosquito, 蚊帐 (wénzhàng) mosquito net, 蚊香 (wénxiāng) mosquito-repellent coil.
- Everyday household vocabulary.