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独 is the simplified version of the traditional 獨, a phono-semantic compound. The left radical 犭 ('dog' or 'animal') suggests the meaning, while the right side originally 蜀 supplied the sound; in simplification, 蜀 was replaced with the much simpler 虫. This character once named a specific aggressive, solitary species of monkey or wild dog that lived apart from others, and from that concrete reference it broadened to express the abstract ideas of being alone, single, or independent.
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我独自散步。
她独立完成工作。
这本书很独特。
他感到非常孤独。
我是独生子女。
那个国家是独裁政权。
我喜欢独处，因为这样很安静。
在独裁统治下，人民无法独立思想，只能独自忍受孤独。
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