alone

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

is a component form of .

虫 simplified component

  Simplified component

chóng

  

bug, insect

Shorthand for the phonetic component in the traditional character .

Evolution

独 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
独 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
独 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
独 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

alone, single, solitary, only; alone; independent; single; sole; only

Most common words with 独
Freq.
Word
Meaning

独立

independent

单独

alone

孤独

lonely

独自

alone

独特

unique