独生

Traditional form:

獨生

Pinyin (reading):

dúshēng

Definitions:

• only (child); without siblings
• to be the sole survivor

Characters:

• 独 - alone, independent, only, single, solitary
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 獨 - alone, independent, only, single, solitary
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth