Depicts a pig or a wild boar being shot by an arrow (矢). Wild boars were common targets for hunting. 矢 also represents the sound.
Components
豕 Iconic component
shǐ boar
a pig, boar
Depicts a pig or a wild boar. Modern form looks like unrelated 彑 and 比.
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Historical Evolution
彘
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
彘
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
彘
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
彘
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
彘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
彘
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
彘
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
彘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
彘 [zhì]
swine
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