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豕 is a pictogram based on the side view shape of a pig. Note that the character 彑 represents just the pig’s head.
Pigs have been domesticated in China since ancient times and are one of the major livestock animals along with horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, and dogs. In Chinese cuisine, when the word 肉 (meat) is mentioned, it usually refers to pork. China remains the world’s largest pig farming country, accounting for nearly 50% of global production.

When used as a radical, it generally conveys meanings related to pigs.

#144 — to go, to walk, to perform, rank, lineage (항렬)

#145 — clothes, clothing, garment

#146 — to cover, something that covers an object

#147 — to see, to view, to look, to behold, to pay respects

#148 — horn, angle

#149 — word, speech

#150 — valley, gorge

#151 — bean, soybean

#152 — pig

#153 — insect, bug

#154 — clam, shell, shellfish

#155 — red, to be red

#156 — to run

#157 — foot, leg

#158 — body

#159 — cart, vehicle, wagon, wheele

#160 — spicy, hot, bitter hardship

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豕

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