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The character 蚊, representing the mosquito, is etymologically a phono-semantic compound wherein the radical 虫 categorizes it as an insect and the component 文 chiefly provides phonetic guidance. This structural composition has remained consistent over time, with no significant graphical simplification distinguishing traditional from modern usage. Its core meaning has steadfastly referred to the mosquito, though in classical contexts it sometimes appeared in analogies for minor vexations, akin to the insect's persistent nuisance, without ever departing from its primary zoological reference.
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夏天有很多蚊子。
蚊子会叮人。
我晚上被蚊子咬了。
蚊子可能传播登革热。
使用蚊帐能避免被叮。
点蚊香可以驱蚊。
蚊子的幼虫生活在水中。
科学家研究如何消灭蚊子。