豕 (shǐ) - pig & swine

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shǐ ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 豕

上姝

豕 · shǐ

pig;

swine;

a pictographic character depicting a pig, often used as a semantic component in characters related to pigs or animals.

pigswinea pictographic character depicting a pig, often used

Usage highlights

PigWild boarPig penPig styPig headPig and sheep

Synonyms

  • 猪— pig (more common modern term)
  • 豚— suckling pig; pork

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient character for pig (豕) resembles a side view of a pig.
  • In oracle bone script, 豕 was a clear pictogram of a pig.
  • Many characters with the 豕 radical relate to pigs or animals (e.g., 猪 pig).

Collocations

  • Pig(豕)
  • Wild boar(野豕)
  • Pig pen(豕圈)
  • Pig sty(豕牢)
  • Pig head(豕首)
  • Pig and sheep(豕羊)

Idioms

  • Like a wolf and a pig(狼奔豕突)
  • Three pigs crossing the river(三豕渡河)
  • A pig's head and sheep's meat(豕首羊蹄)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the earliest domesticated animals in ancient China, representing wealth and prosperity.
  • As a radical, it appears in many characters related to pigs (猪), hunting (逐), and home (家, which combines 宀 'roof' and 豕 'pig', symbolizing a household with livestock).
  • In ancient rituals, pigs were common sacrificial animals.

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