yuān蜎
蜎
archaic
technical
Meaning of 蜎
蜎 means mosquito larva; wriggler. Pronounced yuān.
- mosquito larva; wriggler
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes13
Components
虫
肙
Stroke Order
蜎
Definitions & Examples
《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
》
yún云
：
yuān蜎
，
jié孑
jué孓
yě也
。
The Erya states: 'Yuān' refers to mosquito larvae.
Chí池
zhōng中
zhī之
yuān蜎
，
huà化
wéi为
wén蚊
ruì蚋
。
The larvae in the pool transform into mosquitoes.
Cǐ此
chóng虫
gǔ古
chēng称
yuān蜎
，
jīn今
shēng生
wù物
xué学
wèi谓
zhī之
jié孑
jué孓
。
This creature was called 'yuān' in ancient times; modern biology calls it 'jie-jue'.
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