孤
gū
#1,332 most
frequent character
lone, lonely
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
孤 gū uses 子 child as the meaning part and 瓜 guā as a sound part. It first meant 'a fatherless child'. From there it grew to 'orphaned' and 'isolated, alone; lonely'.
孤 as a component in other characters
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