孑孓

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See also: 𡤼孒

Chinese

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alone; mosquito larvae; small larvae of mosquito
simp. and trad.
(孑孓)
alternative forms 𡤼孒
孑孒
蛣蟩
孑孓。

Glyph origin

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/3 2/3 3/3
Initial () (28) (28) (28) (28)
Final () (83) (68) (60) (7)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Closed Open
Division () III III III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjet kjwot kjut kjowngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiᴇt̚/ /kʉɐt̚/ /kɨut̚/ /kɨoŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚiɛt̚/ /kʷiɐt̚/ /kiut̚/ /kioŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiæt̚/ /kiuɐt̚/ /kiuət̚/ /kioŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kiat̚/ /kuat̚/ /kut̚/ /kuawŋX/
Li
Rong
/kjɛt̚/ /kiuɐt̚/ /kiuət̚/ /kioŋX/
Wang
Li
/kĭɛt̚/ /kĭwɐt̚/ /kĭuət̚/ /kĭwoŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯ɛt̚/ /ki̯wɐt̚/ /ki̯uət̚/ /ki̯woŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jie jue ju jiǒng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
git3 gyut3 gwat1 gung2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/3 2/3 3/3
No. 6435 7225 7223 7224
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 1 1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ked/ /*kʷad/ /*kʷɯd/ /*kʷoŋʔ/
Notes

Noun

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孑孓

  1. mosquito larva; wriggler

Synonyms

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Adjective

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孑孓

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