TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
蚊
蚊 ＝ 虫 ＋ 文
ㄨㄣˊ · wén
noun — mosquito
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義a bug — the insect radical
A bug (虫) for the insect; 文 wén — crossed markings — gives the sound clean. Together the mosquito: 蚊子. The same 文 builds 紋、聞.
意 · Meanings
(本義)蚊子、蚊蟲— mosquito常用
→蚊香、驅蚊— mosquito coil; to repel mosquitoes
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension