孑孓

See also: 𡤼孒

Chinese

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

孑孓。

Glyph origin

Via deformations of the character 子 (“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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéjué

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ kyut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéjué
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjyué
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chüeh²
    • Yale: jyé-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejyue
    • Palladius: цзецзюэ (czeczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kit³ kyut³
    • Yale: kit kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: kid³ küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ kʰyːt̚³/

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• Middle Chinese: kjet kjwot|kjut|kjowngX

Rime
Character	孑	孓	孓	孓
Reading #	1/1	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	薛 (83)	月 (68)	物 (60)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	III
Fanqie	居列切	居月切	九勿切	居悚切
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

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ked  kʷad|kʷɯd|kʷoŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	孑	孓	孓	孓
Reading #	1/1	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	6435	7225	7223	7224
Phonetic component	孑	孓	孒	孓
Rime group	月	月	物	東
Rime subdivision	2	1	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	孑	厥		拱
Old Chinese	/*ked/	/*kʷad/	/*kʷɯd/	/*kʷoŋʔ/
Notes		原作孒		原作孒

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 孑孓

1. mosquito larva

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 車蛆／车蛆
• 跟頭蟲／跟头虫 (gēntouchóng)
• 蜎 (yuān)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 孑孓

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

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