wén
蟁
mosquito (archaic)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
mosquito (archaic variant of 蚊)
archaicLiterary and archaic form found in classical texts. Identical in meaning to the modern standard character 蚊.
“
Wén蟁
”
shì是
“
wén蚊
”
de的
gǔ古
zì字
。
"Wen" is the ancient form of "mosquito."
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
“
wén蟁
”
zì字
，
jīn今
duō多
zuò作
“
wén蚊
”
。
The character "wen" is often seen in ancient texts, but today it is mostly written as "mosquito."