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Chinese symbol for “midge”

蠓
měng
midge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for midge is 蠓 (měng), defined as: midge.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蠓 měng
midge, sandfly
radical 142 ⾍ · 19 strokes

Other Chinese words for “midge”

WordPinyinMeaning
蠓虫 (蠓蟲)měng chóngmidge
蠛蠓miè měng(old) midge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蠓.

WordPinyinMeaning
蠓虫 (蠓蟲)měng chóngmidge
蠛蠓miè měng(old) midge

See also: Japanese symbol for “midge”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.