() - A wild boar & a fierce or ferocious animal

Tone 4

jù | 13 strokes | radical:

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A wild boar;

a fierce or ferocious animal;

used as a phonetic component in Chinese characters.

A wild boara fierce or ferocious animalused as a phonetic component in Chinese characters.

Usage highlights

Used as phonetic componentFierce boarAncient beastCharacter componentPhonetic element

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 豦 appears as a component in other characters (e.g., 據).
  • Ancient texts sometimes mention fierce beasts like the 豦.
  • This character is rarely used alone in modern Chinese.
  • 豦 serves primarily as a phonetic element in compound characters.

Collocations

  • Used as phonetic component(豦 as phonetic)
  • Fierce boar(豦猪)
  • Ancient beast(古豦)
  • Character component(字符豦)
  • Phonetic element(声符豦)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms feature this character prominently

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 豦 represents a type of wild boar or fierce animal in ancient Chinese texts.
  • Primarily functions as a phonetic component in modern Chinese character formation.
  • Appears in characters like 據 (according to), 劇 (drama), and 遽 (hurriedly).

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