猪 meaning and stroke order
Hog; pig; swine
How to write 猪, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 猪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hog
- pig
- swine
How 猪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Animal.
犭 gives the meaning and 者 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 猪
The left side 犭 is the animal radical, and the right side 者 (zhě) hints at the sound. Picture an animal 犭 standing next to 者 and grunting "zhū, zhū" to remember 猪 means pig.
猪 is the everyday word for pig, and it appears in many food words like 猪肉 (zhūròu, pork) and 猪排 (zhūpái, pork chop). It is also used as a playful or rude insult, as in 猪头 (zhūtóu) or 蠢猪 (chǔnzhū). Example: 我不吃猪肉。(Wǒ bù chī zhūròu.) I don't eat pork.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 着 or 都 instead of 者, and forget that 者 has a dot in the upper right. Also keep the first tone in zhū, since a falling tone sounds like 住 (zhù, to live).
Common words with 猪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
猪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 猪
How many strokes are in 猪?
猪 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 猪 mean?
猪 (zhū) means hog; pig; swine. A common word with it is 猪肉 (zhūròu), meaning "pork".
How do you pronounce 猪?
猪 is pronounced zhū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 猪?
The radical of 猪 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 猪 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 猪?
The traditional form of 猪 is 豬. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 猪 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 猪 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 猪 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
Is calling someone 猪 rude in Chinese?
It depends on the relationship. Between close friends or couples, 你是猪啊 can be teasing and affectionate. Said to a stranger, or as 蠢猪 (chǔnzhū), it is a real insult meaning idiot.
What is the Chinese zodiac pig called?
The zodiac sign is simply 猪, as in 猪年 (zhūnián), the Year of the Pig. Someone born that year can say 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū), meaning my zodiac sign is the pig.