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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhū

猪

猪

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pig

Numbered pinyin
zhu1
English meanings
piggy, porcine, pig, porker, hoggery, Sus scrofa, piggish, hog, piggery, swine

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 者.

  • Left

    犭
  • Right

    者
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper left
    • Outside

      耂
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    • Inside

      日

Meaning & sound clues

犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “animal”.

者 is identified as the sound component (zhě). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 猪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰犭者

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是yītóu一头zhū猪。

    This is a pig.

  2. 02

    zhū猪zài在chī吃shí食。

    The pig is eating.

  3. 03

    tā他shǔ属zhū猪。

    He was born in the Year of the Pig.

  4. 04

    zhū猪ròu肉hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    Pork is delicious.

  5. 05

    zhū猪hěn很pàng胖。

    The pig is fat.

  6. 06

    bié别xiàng像zhū猪yīyàng一样tān贪shuì睡。

    Don't sleep as much as a pig.

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