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Pronunciation: gū
Meaning: solitary/alone
Etymology:
Child with 子 + 瓜 (phonetic). Also similar to 呱, to cry. (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 孤 (the same)

Found in:
Liu ZongYuan's 江雪

Word of the day on 02.29.08

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