孑孓
Meanings
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- 1.mosquito larva; wiggler
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- 1.mosquito larva; wriggler
- 2.bending and stretching
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Etymology
Via deformations of the character 子 (“child”). The individual characters originally meant “without a right arm” and “without a left arm” (Shuowen Jiezi). First attested in c. 139 B.C.E. in Huainanzi. : Next attested in Guangya (c. 227–232). Related to 詰屈 (“bending; twisting”) (Wang Niansun).
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