懂中文 Dong Chinese

孓

jué

without left arm

Original meaning: 

without left arm

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

Components
子 iconic,remnant component

子  Iconic Remnant component

zi, zǐ

  

child

A child (子) without a left arm.

Evolution

孓 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
孓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

孓  

jué

beautiful; see 孑孓[jié​jué]

Most common words with 孓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

孓

mosquito larva

孑孓

mosquito larva