蚊 meaning and stroke order
Mosquito, gnat
How to write 蚊, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 蚊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mosquito
- old variant of 蚊[wen2]
How 蚊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 文 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蚊
蚊 is an insect 虫 (chóng) on the left with 文 (wén) on the right giving the sound. Picture a buzzing bug that sounds just like wén, the hum you hear at night.
On its own 蚊 is rarely used in speech. People say 蚊子 (wénzi) for mosquito, and 蚊帐 (wénzhàng) for a mosquito net. Example: 我被蚊子咬了。(Wǒ bèi wénzi yǎo le.) I got bitten by a mosquito.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 又 or forget the dot on top of 文, which makes the phonetic part wrong. Also keep the tone rising: wén, not wèn as in 问 (wèn, to ask).
Common words with 蚊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
蚊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蚊
How many strokes are in 蚊?
蚊 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蚊 mean?
蚊 (wén) means mosquito, gnat. A common word with it is 蚊子 (wénzi), meaning "mosquito".
How do you pronounce 蚊?
蚊 is pronounced wén, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蚊?
The radical of 蚊 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蚊 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蚊?
The traditional form of 蚊 is 螡 and 蟁. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蚊 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 蚊 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 蚊 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say mosquito bite in Chinese?
You can say 蚊子包 (wénzi bāo) for the itchy bump, or describe it with 被蚊子咬了 (bèi wénzi yǎo le), got bitten by a mosquito.
What is mosquito repellent in Chinese?
Common words are 驱蚊水 (qūwén shuǐ) for repellent spray and 蚊香 (wénxiāng) for mosquito coils that you burn.