TSUMUGU · C2 (est.) · 字
螡
螡 ＝ 虫 ＋ 文
ㄨㄣˊ · wén
noun — mosquito (a variant of 蚊)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義a small biting creature (the 虫 radical)the bug radical
The 虫 radical for the small biting insect — the mosquito. This is an old variant of 蚊; the sound donor 文 wén has worn down into the lower strokes and no longer reads off cleanly. The standard graph 蚊 keeps 文 plainly to its right.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
嗡嗡一隻小蟲（虫）湊近耳邊——那是蚊。
A small insect (虫) whining in close by your ear — that is the mosquito.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)螡、蚊— mosquito
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension