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孤兒

简孤儿 · 繁孤兒

Mandarin · pinyin gū ér

orphan

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孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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1–2 · gu1 er2

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gu1 ji4

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noun

orphan (a minor, both of whose parents have died)
orphan (a minor whose father has died)

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