How to Write 豙 (yì) — Meaning “Angry pig”

Imagine a pig (豕) wearing a small hat or lid (亠) that it hates—this makes the pig angry. The visual of a pig with something on its head causing frustration helps link the form to the meaning "angry pig."

The top part 亠 (dot then horizontal) should be small and centered above the pig. A common mistake is making the top too big or writing the pig's strokes too far apart, especially the horizontal hook and the two left-falling strokes inside 豕.

豙 has a simple lid (亠) on top of the pig radical, while 豚 is left-right with 豕 on the left and 屯 on the right. 象 has a completely different top (⺈, like a knife) and extra strokes inside the pig part, and means elephant instead of pig.

豙 is very rare and mostly appears in old texts or literary expressions like 怒豙 (angry and resolute) or 豙豙 (the sound of pig grunting). It is not used in everyday conversation, but you might see it in classical poetry or idioms about anger.

Common words containing 豙 include: 怒豙 (nù yì) — angry and resolute; 豙豙 (yì yì) — Sound of grunting; 豙怒 (yì nù) — Furious.