jié

remaining

Depicts a child with a left arm but no right arm. Compare to (child with no left arm) and (child with no arms).

Components
子 iconic,remnant component

  Iconic Remnant component

zi

  

child

A child () without a right arm.

Evolution

孑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孑 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
孑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jié

remaining, left-over; lonely; all alone

Most common words with 孑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

孑然

solitary

孑然一身

to be all alone in the world

all alone

孑立

to be alone

孑孓

mosquito larva