孤儿

• 拼音: gū ér
• 汉字拆解: 孤 = 子 (child) + 瓜 (phonetic); 儿 = simplified from 兒, pictograph of a child

含义

Orphan. A child whose parents have both died.

Refers specifically to children who have lost both parents. Related terms: 孤儿院 (orphanage), 孤儿寡母 (orphans and widows, a vulnerable family). Sometimes used metaphorically for abandoned projects or entities: 政策孤儿 (policy orphan). The term carries emotional weight and is often used in discussions of social welfare.

例句

1. 这家孤儿院收养了两百多名因为地震失去双亲的孩子。
2. 她从小是孤儿，靠着邻居的帮助和自己的努力考上了大学。
3. 政府出台了一系列政策保障孤儿的教育和生活。

用法指南

语境: social welfare, family, charity

语气: sympathetic

正确说法

• 这个慈善机构专门帮助孤儿。(This charity specifically helps orphans.)
• 他是战争孤儿。(He is a war orphan.)

错误说法

• 把单亲家庭的孩子叫孤儿 (Don't call children from single-parent families orphans — that's factually incorrect and potentially hurtful)

起源与历史

Compound of 孤 (orphaned, alone) + 儿 (child). 孤 originally specifically meant a child without a father, but 孤儿 now refers to children who have lost both parents.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal