Definitions
hog; swine
Etymology
Pictograph of a pig.
About
The character "豕" derives from an early pictograph of a pig, with its contemporary form consisting of strokes that schematically represent the animal's body, legs, and tail. Its core meaning of "pig" has remained consistent, but its standalone use has become largely literary or archaic, as the character "猪" now serves as the common term for the animal. As a semantic component, "豕" contributes this porcine meaning to various compound characters, such as in "家" where it appears below the roof radical 宀, and in "豚" where it forms the right-hand element.
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