猪

豬

zhū

HSK 4

#1,760 most

frequent character

hog, pig, swine

noun

Measure words:口 kǒu,头 tóu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

犭 animal is the meaning part and 者 zhě supplies the sound. The first sense was a domesticated pig, and that is still the meaning.

猪 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters

潴橥

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Example Sentences

我家有一只猪。

wǒjiā yǒu yīzhī zhū 。

My family has a pig.

猪肉是我最喜欢的肉。

zhūròu shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de ròu 。

Pork is my favorite meat.

在农场里有很多猪。

zài nóngchǎng lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhū 。

There are many pigs on the farm.

Words with similar meanings

猪仔zhūzī

piglet

A piglet specifically refers to a young pig, which is a smaller and younger version of a pig.

野猪yězhū

wild boar

Refers to a wild member of the pig family, typically larger and more aggressive than domestic pigs.

Homophones

HSK 6

株zhū

tree trunk, stump (tree root)

珠zhū

bead, pearl

朱zhū

(bound form) cinnabar

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