豣 (jiān) - pig with three-year-old tusks & wild boar

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jiān ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

嘉健

豣 · jiān

pig with three-year-old tusks;

wild boar;

also used in historical texts for boar hunting.

pig with three-year-old tuskswild boaralso used in historical texts for boar hunting.

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 野猪— wild boar (general term)
  • 豨— swine, pig (archaic)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • In ancient texts, they hunted wild boars (豣).
  • The character appears in classical hunting records (豣猎).
  • Archaeological finds show boar tusks matching descriptions of 豣.
  • Ritual ceremonies sometimes involved boar offerings (豣牲).

Collocations

  • wild boar(豣)
  • boar hunting(豣猎)
  • boar tusks(豣牙)
  • three-year boar(三岁豣)
  • hunting boar(逐豣)
  • boar offering(豣牲)

Idioms

  • Hunting boars and deer(逐豣猎鹿)
  • Offering boars in ceremony(豣牲之礼)

Cultural background

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  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing hunting and animal taxonomy.
  • Used in historical contexts to specify the age and tusks of wild boars.
  • Reflects ancient Chinese knowledge of wildlife and hunting practices.

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