(chù) - A pig with its feet tied & an ancient character depicting a restrained pig, used

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chù | 8 strokes | radical: 豕

· chù

A pig with its feet tied;

an ancient character depicting a restrained pig, used primarily as a component in other characters.

A pig with its feet tiedan ancient character depicting a restrained pig, used

Usage highlights

Bound pigAncient character formPig radical component
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This character depicts a tied pig (豖).
  • It appears as a component in characters like 啄 (啄).
  • The ancient form shows a pig with bound feet (豖).

Collocations

  • Bound pig(系豖)
  • Ancient character form(古文字豖)
  • Pig radical component(豖部组件)

Idioms

  • No common idioms feature this character prominently.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents an ancient concept of animal husbandry where pigs were restrained.
  • Primarily survives in modern Chinese as a component in other characters rather than as an independent word.

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