豣 (classical Chinese pig character)

It names a large, three-year-old pig in classical Chinese.

In the Book of Poetry, a hunting scene contrasts the younger pig 豵, kept for private use, with the larger 豣, offered to the ruler.

The early Chinese character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi glosses 豜 as a three-year-old pig; later dictionaries list 豣 as a variant of that form.

How do I type 豣?

Use a Chinese input method or Unicode entry for 豣.

In a Mandarin input method, enter jiān or jian1, then choose 豣 if the dictionary offers the variant. If it does not, use your system's Unicode entry method.

Unicode stores the character, while fonts draw its visible shape. Regional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts can give the same Han character different designs; missing font coverage can show a box. That is a display issue, not a different character.

Is 豣 used in chat?

Alone, 豣 does not identify a social reaction.

In a message, the safest reading is a historical word, a quotation, or a character someone is checking. Without surrounding words, the glyph alone cannot tell you whether it is a joke; ask what the sender means.