豭

Translingual

Han character

豭 (Kangxi radical 152, 豕+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一人口尸水 (MORSE), four-corner 1724₇, composition ⿰豕叚)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1198, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36435
• Dae Jaweon: page 1660, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3618, character 15
• Unihan data for U+8C6D

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		豭

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 豭
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (叚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
葭	*kraː
麚	*kraː
瘕	*kraː, *kraːʔ
豭	*kraː
貑	*kraː
猳	*kraː
犌	*kraː
假	*kraːʔ, *kraːs
嘏	*kraːʔ
婽	*kraːʔ
椵	*kraːʔ
叚	*kraːʔ
蝦	*qʰraː, *ɡraː
煆	*qʰraː, *qʰraːs
霞	*ɡraː
遐	*ɡraː
瑕	*ɡraː
鰕	*ɡraː
碬	*ɡraː
蕸	*ɡraː
赮	*ɡraː
鍜	*ɡraː
騢	*ɡraː
暇	*ɡraːs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraː) : semantic 豕 + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ).

Derivative: 家 (“home”).

Etymology

Wang (1982) relates this word to 羖 (OC *klaːʔ, “(black) ram”), 牯 (OC *kaːʔ, “male bovine”) and 麚 (OC *kraː, “stag”); thus, this word is likely a general word for “male animal”. However, Schuessler (2007) considers 牯 (OC *kaːʔ) to be a post-classical loanword from Austroasiatic, and 羖 (OC *klaːʔ) a cognate to 羯 (OC *kad, “wether”). See these entries for more.

The common word for “pig” in most modern varieties of Chinese, 豬 (OC *ta), is likely a derivative. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiā (jia¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jia
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹
    • Yale: jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
    • Palladius: цзя (czja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaa¹
    • Yale: gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kae

Rime
Character	豭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古牙切
Baxter	kae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/ka/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨ/
Li Rong	/ka/
Wang Li	/ka/
Bernard Karlgren	/ka/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaa1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤra/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kraː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	豭
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiā
Middle Chinese	‹ kae ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁra/
English	boar
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	豭
Reading #	1/1
No.	5951
Phonetic component	叚
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	嘉
Old Chinese	/*kraː/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 豭

1. boar; male pig
2. (in general) pig

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 公豬 (“boar (male pig)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		豭
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		公豬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	公豬
	Taiwan	公豬
	Ulanhot	脬卵子
	Tongliao	脬卵子
	Chifeng	脬卵子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	公豬, 脬卵子 †, 種豬 †
	Harbin	牤豬, 脬卵子, 䝋兒 ‡
	Singapore	公豬
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	公豬, 䝋豬, 種豬 †, 牙豬 †
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	公豬子, 腳豬 †, 䝋豬 ‡
	Qingdao	公豬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	牙豬
	Wanrong	牙豬, 郎豬 †
	Zhengzhou	牙豬, 郎豬 †
	Xi'an	牙豬
	Xining	公豬, 種公豬 †, 牙豬 ‡
	Xuzhou	牙豬, 公豬, 腳豬 †, 種豬 †
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	騷豬, 牙豬 ‡
	Bayanhot	牙豬, 騷豬 †
	Lanzhou	腳豬, 牙豬 ‡
	Ürümqi	牙豬, 種豬 †
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	公豬, 牙豬, 腳豬 †, 叫豬 †, 種豬 †
	Wuhan	公豬, 牙豬, 郎豬 †
	Guiyang	牙豬, 郎豬 †, 公豬 †
	Kunming	牙豬
	Guilin	公豬
	Liuzhou	公豬, 豬郎公 †, 豬郎 †
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	公豬, 鬥豬 †, 種豬 †
	Yangzhou	公豬, 郎豬 †, 腳豬 †, 種豬 †
	Nantong	雄豬, 公豬
	Hefei	牙豬, 腳豬 †, 犍豬 †
	Huanggang	豬牯, 腳豬 †
Cantonese	Guangzhou	豬公, 豬郎 †, 豬種 †
	Hong Kong	豬公
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	豬公
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	豬公
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	豬公
	Macau	豬公
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	豬公
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	豬牯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	豬牯, 生豬牯 †
	Foshan	豬公, 豬種 †
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Foshan (Shunde)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Foshan (Sanshui)	豬牯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	豬公
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	豬公, 豬郎 †
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	豬公
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	豬公
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Taishan	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Kaiping (Chikan)	豬公
	Enping (Niujiang)	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Heshan (Yayao)	豬公
	Dongguan	豬公, 豬牯 †
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Qingyuan	豬公, 豬牯
	Fogang	豬牯, 豬郎牯 †
	Yingde (Hanguang)	豬公, 豬豭郎 †
	Yangshan	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Lianshan (Butian)	豬公, 豬種 †
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	豬郎, 豬種 †
	Shaoguan	豬公, 豬種 †
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Renhua	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Lechang	豬牯, 豬公 †
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	豬公, 豬牯 †
	Sihui	豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Guangning	豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Deqing	豬公, 豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Huaiji	豬公, 豬郎公 †
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Yunfu	豬牯
	Xinxing	豬牯
	Luoding	豬牯, 豬郎公 †
	Yunan (Pingtai)	豬牯, 豬頭 †
	Yangjiang	豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Xinyi	豬公, 豬郎 †
	Lianjiang	豬公
	Nanning	豬公, 豬種 †, 豬公頭 †
	Wuzhou	豬公, 豬種 †
	Yulin	豬公
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	公豬
	Danzhou	豬公
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	豬公, 豬郎 †
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	豬公
Gan	Nanchang	豬公, 豬牯
	Lichuan	豬牯 †
	Pingxiang	公豬, 豬牯 †, 腳豬 †
Hakka	Meixian	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Xingning	豬牯哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	豬牯, 豬公
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	豬牯
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	豬牯
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	豬牯
	Huidong (Daling)	豬牯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	豬牯仔, 豬公 †
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	豬牯, 豬公
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	豬牯, 豬公
	Boluo (Bendihua)	豬牯, 豬養牯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	豬公
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	豬牯
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	豬牯, 豬郎 †
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	豬牯哩, 豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	豬牯哩, 豬豭 †
	Wuhua (Changbu)	豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	豬牯
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	豬豭
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	豬牯
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	豬豭
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	豬豭
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	豬牯
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	豬牯
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	豬牯
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	豬牯
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	豬牯
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	豬牯
	Liannan	豬公
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	豬牯
	Jiexi	豬牯
	Changting	豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Wuping	豬牯, 豬種 †
	Wuping (Pingyu)	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Liancheng	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Ninghua	豬牯
	Yudu	豬牯 †, 豬牯子 ‡
	Ruijin	豬牯
	Shicheng	豬牯
	Shangyou (Shexi)	豬牯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	豬哥 †
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	豬哥 †
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	豬哥 †
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	豬哥 †
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	豬哥 †
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	豬哥 †
	Hong Kong	豬牯, 豬公, 豬豭 †
	Luchuan	豬豭郎
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	豬公頭, 豬豭郎 †
	Sabah (Longchuan)	豬公, 豬豭 †
	Senai (Huiyang)	豬牯, 豬豭 †
	Singkawang	豬牯
Huizhou	Jixi	雄豬, 豬郎 †
	Shexian	豬公, 雄豬, 豬斗 †
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	公豬, 豬斗 †
	Xiuning	公豬, 豬斗 †
	Yixian	公豬, 豬斗 †
	Qimen	牯豬, 公豬, 豬斗 †
	Wuyuan	牯豬, 豬斗 †
	Fuliang	豬郎 †
	Dexing	豬牯 †
	Shitai (Xianyu)	豬郎
Jin	Taiyuan	牙豬, 䝋豬 †, 潑豬 †
	Pingyao	牙豬, 足豬 †
	Xinzhou	羯豬, 騷豬子 †, 騷豬 †
	Taibus (Baochang)	騷豬
	Linhe	騷豬
	Jining	騷豬, 種豬 †
	Hohhot	公豬, 牙豬, 騷豬
	Baotou	騷豬, 種豬 †
	Dongsheng	騷豬, 種豬 †
	Haibowan	牙豬, 公豬 †
Northern Min	Jian'ou	豨豭, 豭豨, 豨獅 †
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	豨粟 †, 牯豨 ‡
	Songxi	豨種 †
	Zhenghe	豨橋 †
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	豨頭 †, 豭豨 ‡
	Jianyang	豨獅 †
	Wuyishan	豨獅 †
	Pucheng (Shibei)	豨獅 †, 豭豨 ‡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	豬角
	Fuzhou (Changle)	豬角
	Fuqing	豬公, 豬翁, 豬角, 豬種 †
	Yongtai	菜豬, 豬哥 †
	Gutian	豬角, 豬獅 †
	Fu'an	豬牯, 豬獅 †
	Ningde	豬公, 豬獅 †
	Shouning	豬牯, 粗豬 †
	Zhouning	豬牯, 豬玀 †
	Fuding	豬哥, 豬牯 †
	Matsu	豬角, 豬公
Southern Min	Xiamen	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	豬哥 †
	Quanzhou	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Jinjiang	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Hui'an	豬哥 †
	Yongchun	豬公, 豬牯 †
	Zhangzhou	豬哥 †
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	豬哥 †
	Taipei	豬公, 豬哥 †
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Kaohsiung	豬哥
	Yilan	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Changhua (Lukang)	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Taichung	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Tainan	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Hsinchu	豬哥 †
	Kinmen	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Penghu (Magong)	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Penang (Hokkien)	豬公
	Singapore (Hokkien)	豬哥, 種豬 †
	Longyan	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Zhangping	豬公, 豬種 †
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Datian	豨公, 豨豭 †
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	公豬
	Chaozhou	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Shantou	豬哥 †
	Shantou (Chenghai)	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Jieyang	豬哥 †
	Bangkok (Teochew)	豬公, 豬哥 †
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	豬哥, 種豬 †
	Singapore (Teochew)	豬哥
	Leizhou	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Wenchang	豬牯, 豬哥 †
	Haikou	豬牯, 豬公, 豬哥 †
	Qionghai	豬公, 豬頭
Puxian Min	Fuding (Aoyao)	公豬
Central Min	Yong'an	豨獅 †
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	豨獅 †
	Sanming (Shaxian)	豨獅 †
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	豬翁, 豬郎 †
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	豬牯, 豬翁, 豬郎 †
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	公豬, 豬郎 †, 公豬郎 †, 配種豬 †, 種豬 †
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	公豬, 豶豬
Shehua	Fu'an	豬牯
	Fuding	豬牯
	Luoyuan	豬牯
	Sanming	豬哥
	Shunchang	豬哥
	Hua'an	豬哥
	Guixi (Zhangping)	豬牯
	Cangnan	豬牯
	Jingning (Hexi)	豬牯
	Lishui	豬牯
	Chaozhou	豬牯
	Fengshun	豬哥
Wu	Shanghai	豬郎 †
	Shanghai (Chongming)	豬郎, 公豬, 種豬 †
	Suzhou	雄豬, 豬郎 †
	Wuxi	豬郎
	Danyang	公豬, 豬郎 †, 腳豬 †
	Hangzhou	公豬, 種豬 †
	Ningbo	雄豬, 牯豬, 郎豬 †, 種豬 †
	Wenzhou	雄豬, 豬牯 †
	Jinhua	雄豬, 豬公 †
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	雄豬, 豬公 †
Xiang	Changsha	豬公子, 豬公, 豶豬, 腳豬子 †, 腳豬 †
	Loudi	豶豬, 豬牯 †
	Shuangfeng	豶豬, 豬牯 †
	Quanzhou	公豬, 豬頭 †
Note	† - stud; ‡ - castrated

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Japanese

Kanji

豭

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. boar
2. male pig

Readings

• On (unclassified): か (ka), け (ke)
• Kun: おすのいのこ (osunoinoko)

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Korean

Hanja

豭 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka)

1. a (male) hog
2. a boar