Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

hog; pig; swine

Chinese: 猪这种家畜。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhu” becomes a different word in each tone. 猪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 生猪shēng zhūlive pig; pig on the hoof
  • 猪年zhū niánYear of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
  • 公猪gōng zhūboar
  • 猪头zhū tóupig head; (coll.) fool; jerk
  • 猪场zhū chǎngpiggery

Example Sentence

农场里养了几头肥肥的猪。Nóng chǎng lǐ yǎng le jǐ tóu féi féi de zhū.The farm raises a few fat pigs.

农场Nóng chǎngfarminsideyǎngto raise (animals)le(completed action)small tabletóuheadféifatféifatdeofzhūhog