# 孑

| 孑 | U+5B51, &#23377; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B51 |
| ← 子 [U+5B50] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 孒 → [U+5B52] |

## Translingual
### Han character

孑 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓一 (NNM), four-corner 1740$_7$, composition ⿻了㇀)

#### Derived characters

* 𰕳, 𥝔, 𥾌, 𨥂, 𥁂

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 277, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6931
* Dae Jaweon: page 544, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1008, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5B51

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 孑 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 孑 | *ked |
| 𨥂 | *ked |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jié (jie$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kit$^3$ / git$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiat
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$chioq; $^7$chiq; $^7$chiuq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jié
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jié
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^2$
*** Yale: jyé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye
*** Palladius: цзе (cze)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kit$^3$ / git$^3$
*** Yale: kit / git
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kit$^8$ / git$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kid$^3$ / gid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːt̚³/, /kiːt̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiat
*** Tâi-lô: khiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛt̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chioq; $^7$chiq; $^7$chiuq
*** MiniDict: chioh$^入$; chih$^入$; chiuih$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$qioq; $^4$qiq; $^4$qyq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰioʔ⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕʰyɪʔ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: kjet
Rime :
| Character | 孑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 薛 (83) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 居列切 |
| Baxter | kjet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠiᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kiæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kjɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ki̯ɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jie |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | git$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ked/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 孑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6435 |
| Phonetic component | 孑 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 孑 |
| Old Chinese | /*ked/ |

### Definitions

孑
* alone; lonely
    孑孑 ― jiéjié ― outstanding
* left-over; remaining
* Used in 孑孓 (jiéjué).
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 孑孑 (jiéjié)
* 孑孓 (jiéjué)
* 孑然 (jiérán)
* 孑然一身 (jiérányīshēn)
* 孑然無依／孑然无依
* 孑立 (jiélì)
* 孑義／孑义
* 孑身
* 孑遺／孑遗 (jiéyí)
* 孤孑 (gūjié)
* 殆無孑遺／殆无孑遗
* 無復孑遺／无复孑遗
* 煦仁孑義／煦仁孑义
* 煢孑／茕孑
* 煢煢孑立／茕茕孑立 (qióngqióngjiélì)
* 矯孑／矫孑
* 靡有孑遺／靡有孑遗

### References

* “孑”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: けち (kechi)
* Kan-on: けつ (ketsu)
* Kan’yō-on: げつ (getsu)
* Kun: ひとり (hitori, 孑)

## Korean
### Hanja

孑 (eum 혈 (hyeol))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

孑: Hán Nôm readings: két
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#### References

* Nom Foundation