Chinese Word: 蚊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蚊

Pinyin: wén

English Definition: mosquito

Chinese Definition:
①昆虫，种类很多。雄的吸植物的汁液，雌的吸人畜的血液，有的传染疾病。幼虫称“孑孓”：蚊子。蚊香。蚊帐。聚蚊成雷。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:文 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 文 [ wén ] culture, literature, writing

Similar Characters: 蚁

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蚊帐	wén zhàng	mosquito net; Classifiers: 顶
蚊虫	wén chóng	mosquito
蚊香	wén xiāng	mosquito-repellent incense or coil
避蚊胺	bì wén àn	DEET (insect repellent)
疟蚊	nüè wén	Anopheles (type of mosquito)

1		xióng 雄 wén bù dīng 蚊不叮。 The male mosquito never stings.
2		zhǐ yǒu 只有 cí wén 雌蚊 xī shí 吸食 xuè yè 血液。 Only female mosquitoes drink blood.
3		yān xūn 烟熏 shì 是 gǔ lǎo 古老 de 的 qū wén 驱蚊 fāng fǎ 方法。 Smoking is the old way for driving out mosquitoes.
4		cí wén 雌蚊 tōng cháng 通常 néng 能 zài 在 150 yīng chǐ 英尺 yǐ wài 以外 de 的 dì fang 地方 wén dào 闻到 zhè xiē 这些 wù zhì 物质 de 的 qì wèi 气味。 The mosquitoes can typically detect these compounds up to 150 feet away.
5		rú guǒ 如果 cí wén 雌蚊 lí 离 nǐ 你 zú gòu 足够 jìn 近， jiù 就 huì 会 yòng 用 tā men 它们 de 的 rè 热 gǎn yìng qì 感应器 lái 来 xún zhǎo 寻找 nǐ 你。 If the female mosquitoes are close enough, they can also find you using their heat sensors.

1		xióng 雄 wén bù dīng 蚊不叮。 The male mosquito never stings.
2		zhǐ yǒu 只有 cí wén 雌蚊 xī shí 吸食 xuè yè 血液。 Only female mosquitoes drink blood.
3		yān xūn 烟熏 shì 是 gǔ lǎo 古老 de 的 qū wén 驱蚊 fāng fǎ 方法。 Smoking is the old way for driving out mosquitoes.
4		cí wén 雌蚊 tōng cháng 通常 néng 能 zài 在 150 yīng chǐ 英尺 yǐ wài 以外 de 的 dì fang 地方 wén dào 闻到 zhè xiē 这些 wù zhì 物质 de 的 qì wèi 气味。 The mosquitoes can typically detect these compounds up to 150 feet away.
5		rú guǒ 如果 cí wén 雌蚊 lí 离 nǐ 你 zú gòu 足够 jìn 近， jiù 就 huì 会 yòng 用 tā men 它们 de 的 rè 热 gǎn yìng qì 感应器 lái 来 xún zhǎo 寻找 nǐ 你。 If the female mosquitoes are close enough, they can also find you using their heat sensors.