【析形】形声字。古文字形从犬,蜀声。犬性好斗,多独居,故字从犬。今简化字作“独”,所从虫旁是蜀旁的省写。 【释义】《说文》:“犬相得而斗也。羊为群,犬为独也。”段玉裁注:“犬好斗,好斗则独而不群。”本义为单独,独自。独自一个,多与众不同,故引申为特殊、独特。古书又特指老而无子的人。《孟子·梁惠王下》:“老而无妻曰鳏,老而无夫曰寡,老而无子曰独,幼而无父曰孤。”[匠心独运]工巧独特的艺术构思。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character it is related to犬(quǎn,dog)and sounds like the pronunciation of蜀(shǔ).Dogs like fighting and usually live alone. 【original meaning】On one's own or by oneself.