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Chinese symbol for “mosquito”

蚊子
wén zi
mosquito

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mosquito is 蚊子 (wén zi), defined as: mosquito.

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

蚊 wén
mosquito, gnat
radical 142 ⾍ · 10 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mosquito”

WordPinyinMeaning
蚊wénmosquito
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)wén chóngmosquito

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蚊子.

WordPinyinMeaning
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)wén chóngmosquito
蚊帐 (蚊帳)wén zhàngmosquito net; 顶 (dǐng)
蚊香wén xiāngmosquito-repellent incense or coil
驱蚊 (驅蚊)qū wénto repel mosquitoes
伊蚊yī wénAedes, a genus of mosquito
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mosquito”.

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.

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