豶

A technical term for a castrated pig, typically used to distinguish the animal from general pigs or wild boars in contexts of consumption or ritual sacrifice.

Primarily used as a noun. The act of castration itself is typically rendered by 閹 (//yān//); treat any potential verbal use with caution.

In agricultural contexts, the term refers to the removal of "boar taint" to improve meat quality and value. In ritual contexts (e.g., //Zhou Li//), it specifies a required state or purity of the offering.

Simplified variant: U+8C6E.

Composed of the semantic radical 豕 (pig) and a component suggesting cutting or removal. Due to its rarity, be alert for scribal confusion with other 豕-radical characters in cursive or degraded manuscripts.