豠 (chú) - An ancient Chinese character referring to a type & archaic term with limited modern usage.

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chú ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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豠 · chú

An ancient Chinese character referring to a type of wild boar or pig;

archaic term with limited modern usage.

An ancient Chinese character referring to a typearchaic term with limited modern usage.

Usage highlights

wild boarancient character 豠pig radical characterarchaic term

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient character 豠 appears in classical texts (古文中出现豠字).
  • This character refers to a wild boar (野猪).
  • Archaeologists found inscriptions containing 豠 (铭文中有豠).

Collocations

  • wild boar(野豠)
  • ancient character 豠(古字豠)
  • pig radical character(豕部字)
  • archaic term(古语词)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts and dictionaries as a character for a type of wild pig.
  • Belongs to the 豕 (pig) radical family, indicating its semantic connection to swine.
  • Considered an archaic character with very limited modern usage.

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