𢑓

𢑓 U+22453, 𢑓 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-22453 ← 𢑒 [U+22452] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𢑔 → [U+22454]

Translingual

Han character

𢑓 (Kangxi radical 58, 彐+4, 7 strokes, composition ⿳彑儿乂)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 362, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 960, character 15
• Unihan data for U+22453

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𢑓

Glyph origin

Pictogram (象形) – a pig with penis, meaning "male pig". Shuowen considered this character "pig with foot" (从彑，下象其足), which is incorrect.

See also 家 (jiā). Compare 豖, in which the male pig is castrated since the penis is detached from his body.

Etymology

See 豭 (jiā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiá (xia²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siá
    • Wade–Giles: hsia²
    • Yale: syá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shya
    • Palladius: ся (sja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä³⁵/

Definitions

𢑓

1. (dictionary-only term) pig.