猪(zhū)

HSK 311 strokesTrad. 豬

hog

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Character information

Pinyin
zhū
Meaning
hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],头
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
豬

Origin & structure

Where 猪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭者

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (animal); 者 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

犭quǎn者zhě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 猪 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 猪

Common words using 猪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rǔ乳zhū猪

suckling pig

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hài亥zhū猪

Year 12, year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)

Open 亥猪 page →
zǐ仔zhū猪

piglet

Open 仔猪 page →
tǔ土zhū猪

aardvark

Open 土猪 page →
ōu欧zhū猪

(economics) (derog.) PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain)

Open 欧猪 page →
máo毛zhū猪

live pig

Open 毛猪 page →
shēng生zhū猪

live pig; pig on the hoof

Open 生猪 page →
háo豪zhū猪

porcupine

Open 豪猪 page →

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From 猪’s common words

乳亥仔土欧毛生豪

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