hùn

pig-sty

A pig  in a pen 

Components
囗 meaning component

  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

豕 meaning component

  Meaning component

shǐ

  

pig

Evolution

圂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
圂 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
圂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
圂 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
圂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hùn

pig-sty; privy; grain-fed animals; pigsty

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+5702

Shuowen

“圂,廁也。从囗,象豕在囗中也。會意。”


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