豕

pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)

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Readings

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Meaning

豕 centers on the pig or hog as an animal. The radical sense is the same pig shape used as a component in other characters.

Most common words using 豕

封豕長蛇ほうしちょうだ
greedy and cruel; large wild boar and long snake
豕偏いのこへん
kanji "pig" radical at left
遼東の豕りょうとうのいのこ
taking pride in something mundane, thinking it is exceptional; Liaodong boar
魯魚亥豕ろぎょがいし
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word

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Etymology

豕 is a pictograph of a pig, with the modern form preserving a stylized head, body, legs, and tail.

Meaning mnemonic

The top horizontal stroke suggests the pig's head, the curved strokes its body and legs, and the final sweeping stroke its tail. Put together, 豕 is a pig.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, imagine a pig sitting in a field of sheaves (シ): sheaves -> シ, and the pig is resting among them.