寡
guǎ
#2,263 most
frequent character
few, scant, widowed
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
寡 puts a building 宀 over 頁, a person. It first meant 'to live alone'. From that came 'few; scant' and then 'widowed'. The 刀 part is an empty part, from decorative marks added later, so it adds no meaning today.
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