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a shackled pig

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approved by inralback19 · Dec 22, 2025, 02:23 PM

hobbled pig (Shuōwén)

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Pictograph of pig with line to the left.

Components

Iconic component
Iconic component

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrhjowktʰrok hobbled pig (Shuōwén)

說文解字

《說文》:“豖,豕絆足行豖豖。从豕繫二足。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica