How to Write 豱 (wēn) — Meaning “Young pig”

Imagine a warm (wēn) little piglet snuggled up next to its mother. The left side 豕 looks like a pig's body, and the right side 昷 can be remembered as the piglet's cozy spot. This mental picture helps you recall both the appearance and the meaning "young pig."

Pay attention to the 豕 radical on the left: it has a specific stroke order ending with two small strokes inside, and the bottom hook must be clear. The right side 昷 has a balanced structure with the top part wider than the bottom; common mistakes include making the right side too tall or forgetting the dot on top. Practice the 17 strokes slowly to keep proportions even.

豱 has 昷 on the right, while 豫 (yù, hesitant) has 予 on the left and 象 on the right, making it much more complex. 豳 (bīn, a place name) has a mountain radical (山) on top of 豕, so it looks like a pig under a mountain. In contrast, 豱 is a simple left-right structure with a clear "pig plus warm" appearance.

豱 is very rare today and mostly appears in old farming texts or regional dialects to mean "young pig." You might see it in phrases like 豱猪 (wēn zhū) in some rural areas, but in standard Mandarin, people normally use 小猪 (xiǎo zhū) instead. Its use is mainly historical or literary, adding a touch of classical flavor.

Common words containing 豱 include: 豱猪 (wēn zhū) — Young pig; 肥豱 (féi wēn) — fat pig; 豱豱 (wēn wēn) — Grunting sound.