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The character 豨 is a phono-semantic compound formed from the semantic component 豕, meaning "pig", and the phonetic component 希. Its etymology indicates it originally denoted a large pig or wild boar in early Chinese usage. Over time, the term's meaning specialized to refer specifically to such animals, and while its form has not altered, its application shifted from general use to become largely archaic, appearing mainly in classical texts and fixed expressions.
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