猪
zhūTraditional: 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
猪
Examples
农。
There are many pigs on the farm.
胖。
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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