獨 (dú)

alone, independent, only, single, solitary

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“獨，犬相得而鬭也。从犬，蜀聲。羊為羣，犬為獨也。一曰北囂山有獨獸，如虎，白身，豕鬣，尾如馬。”

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