蚊 (wén): mosquito
蚊 (wén) is a Chinese character meaning “mosquito.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 虫 (semantic) and 文 (phonetic). It ranks #2714 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蚊 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 蛋 (dàn, egg), 虽 (suī, although), 虫 (chóng, insect).
Definitions
- mosquito
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蚊子noun | wén zi | mosquito |
| 蚊帐noun | wén zhàng | mosquito net |
| 蚊虫noun | wén chóng | mosquito |
| 伊蚊noun | yī wén | Aedes, a genus of mosquito |
| 蚊子再小也是肉 | wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu | lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom) |
| 大炮打蚊子 | dà pào dǎ wén zi | cannon fire to hit a mosquito |
| 花蚊子 | huā wén zi | (coll.) Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) |
| 蚊子包noun | wén zi bāo | mosquito bite |
| 蚊子馆noun | wén zi guǎn | (jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw) |
| 电蚊香noun | diàn wén xiāng | electric mosquito repellent |
| 电蚊拍noun | diàn wén pāi | electric mosquito swatter |
| 白纹伊蚊 | bái wén yī wén | Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) |
| 白线斑蚊noun | bái xiàn bān wén | Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito) |
| 飞蚊症noun | fēi wén zhèng | eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor) |
| 防蚊液noun | fáng wén yè | mosquito repellent |
蚊 appears in 21 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蚊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
蚊子叮咬后会起包，很痒很难受。
Wénzi dīngyǎo hòu huì qǐ bāo, hěn yǎng hěn nánshòu.
Mosquito bites cause bumps that are very itchy and uncomfortable.
东方日报A1:悭库房向长者开刀 两蚊两折下周五杀到
dōng fāng rì bào A 1 : 悭 kù fáng xiàng cháng zhě kāi dāo liǎng wén liǎng zhé xià zhōu wǔ shā dào
Oriental Daily, Page A1: Tight-fisted government targets seniors; "Two for Two" sale hits stores next Friday
孙玉菡:“两蚊两折”大大改善长车短搭 料下年度可悭5....
sūn yù 菡 : liǎng wén liǎng zhé dà dà gǎi shàn cháng chē duǎn dā liào xià nián dù kě 悭 5 . . . .
Sun Yuhan: "Two-for-one" deal significantly reduces the need for short-distance rides; expected to save 5... next year.
2元乘车优惠计划 4月3日起调整为“两蚊两折”
2 yuán chéng chē yōu huì jì huá 4 yuè 3 rì qǐ diào zhěng wéi liǎng wén liǎng zhé
The 2-Yuan Fare Discount Program will be adjusted to "20% Off for 2 Yuan" starting April 3
研究蚊子太有趣!博士替代役男退伍不想走
yán jiū wén zǐ tài yǒu qù ! bó shì tì dài yì nán tuì wǔ bù xiǎng zǒu
Studying mosquitoes is so much fun! The doctor resigned from the army and did not want to leave
財政預算案|孫玉菡:「兩蚊兩折」4月實施 適時公布詳情
財 zhèng 預 suàn àn 孫 yù 菡 兩 wén 兩 zhé yuè 實 shī 適 時 gōng bù 詳 qíng
Budget|Sun Yuhan: "Two dollars and two discounts" will be implemented in April, and details will be announced in due course
疟疾是由蚊子传染的。
Nüèjí shì yóu wénzi chuánrǎn de.
Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
明尼苏达州的官方鸟就是蚊子。
Míngnísūdá Zhōu de guānfāng niǎo jiùshì wénzi.
Minnesota's state bird is the mosquito.
我被很多的蚊子叮了。
Wǒ bèi hěn duō de wénzi dīng le.
I got a lot of mosquito bites.
苍蝇和蚊子干扰了他的冥想。
Cāngying hé wénzi gānrǎo le tā de míngxiǎng.
Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
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