zhū

Traditional: 猪

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Translation

pig, hog, swine

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound combining the 犭 (quǎn, dog or animal) radical with 者 (zhě) as the phonetic element, denoting the domestic pig.

Origin
phono-semantic
Root
犭 (animal radical) + 者 (zhě, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 猪

Examples

nóng

There are many pigs on the farm.

pàng

This pig has grown very fat.

Chinese people like to eat pork.

The children really like this little pig.

He was born in the year of the pig.

猪 (zhū) means pig. It is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac and the source of 猪肉 (pork), a staple meat in Chinese cooking.

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This word is part of lesson 35.