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孑孓

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See also: 𡤼孒

Chinese

More information alone; mosquito larvae; small, larvae of mosquito ...

Glyph origin

Via deformations of the character (“child”). The individual characters originally meant “without a right arm” and “without a left arm” (Shuowen Jiezi).

Etymology

Related to 詰屈 (“bending; twisting”) (Wang Niansun).

Pronunciation



More information Rime, Character ...
More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Noun

孑孓

  1. mosquito larva; wriggler

Synonyms

Adjective

孑孓

  1. (ideophonic, obsolete, of an animal's body) bending and stretching
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