Original meaning: fat pig
Variant of 豚. Pictograph of a pig (豕) with a line on its belly to indicate its fat belly.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thwanH | l̥ˤo[r]-s | running pig |
說文解字
《說文》：“彖，豕走也。从彑从豕省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 陳劍《“隺”“彖”兩字合證補説》
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)