蚊 (wén)

mosquito

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound. Simplified form of 螡.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“蟁,齧人飛蟲。从,民聲。,蟁或从昬,以昬時出也。蚊,俗蟁。从虫,从文。”

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