How to Write 豦 (jù) — Meaning “Ancient wild beast”

Imagine a beast that is half pig (the left side 豕) and half tiger (the top-right 虍), with a second pig body (bottom-right 豕) making it extra large and fierce. This visual of a "pig-tiger-pig" monster helps you recall the character for an ancient wild beast.

Write the left radical 豕 first (7 strokes) with its standard pig shape. Then write the right part: start with the top 虍 (3 strokes) and then the bottom 豕 (4 strokes), being careful not to make the right side too wide. A common mistake is confusing the right side with 虞 or adding extra strokes, so keep the tiger head clear and the bottom pig compact.

豦 has a tiger component (虍) on the right, while 豙 is a simple pig radical 豕 with a dot or stroke above, meaning 'wild boar'. 豚 has a meat radical 月 on the right, meaning 'piglet' or 'suckling pig'. Visually, 豦 is more complex with three main parts, whereas 豙 and 豚 are simpler.

豦 is very rare in modern Chinese and mainly appears in classical texts or set phrases like 豦然 (suddenly) and 豦兽 (wild beast). It is not in the HSK vocabulary, so learners may only encounter it in ancient literature or specialized contexts about mythical or extinct beasts.

Common words containing 豦 include: 豦然 (jù rán) — Suddenly; 豦兽 (jù shòu) — Wild beast; 豦豦 (jù jù) — Sound of beasts.