jiā豭
豭
archaic
technical
Meaning of 豭
豭 means boar; male pig. Pronounced jiā.
- boar; male pig
Character Info
Radical豕
Strokes14
Stroke Order
豭
Definitions & Examples
《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
“
‘野
Yě人
rén歌
gē之
zhī曰
：
yuē‘
Jì既
dìng定
ěr尔
lóu娄
zhū猪
，
hé盍
guī归
wú吾
ài艾
jiā豭
？
’
”
The *Zuo Zhuan* records: "The country folk sang a song: 'Since you have secured your sows, why not return my boar?'"
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
，
“
jiā豭
”
tè特
zhǐ指
xióng雄
xìng性
jiā家
zhū猪
。
In ancient texts, '豭' specifically refers to male domestic pigs.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
yǐ已
jīng经
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
pì僻
，
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
shuō说
“
gōng公
zhū猪
”
。
This word is now very obscure; modern Chinese typically just says '公猪' (gōng zhū).