孑孓

jiéjué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 mosquito larva
  2. 2 wriggler

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shuǐgāng lǐ zhǎng le hěnduō jiéjué.
The water vat is full of mosquito larvae.
HSK 7-9
Qīnglǐ jīshuǐ kěyǐ xiāomiè jiéjué, jiǎnshǎo wénzi.
Clearing away standing water kills mosquito larvae and cuts down on mosquitoes.

Tips

memory
Look at the shapes: 孑 is 子 'child' without its right arm and 孓 is 子 without its left, a body bending one way, then the other, the way a larva wriggles in water. Its everyday name is 跟头虫 'somersault bug'.

Stroke Order

孑 jié
孓 jué