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猪

hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #987 U+732A

How 猪 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

犭 (semantic, “animal”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)

components: 犭 者

How to remember it

pig · Heisig RSH #1039

pack of wild dogs + puppet

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
者 sound component zhě that which; they who; those who
都 dōu all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
诸 zhū all, many, various; surname
著 zhù to show, to prove, to make known
署 shǔ bureau, public office; to sign
赌 dǔ to bet, to gamble, to wager
绪 xù mental state; thread, clue
屠 tú to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
暑 shǔ hot; heat; summer
煮 zhǔ to boil, to cook
堵 dǔ wall; to stop, to prevent, to block
奢 shē exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
睹 dǔ to look at, to gaze at; to observe
渚 zhǔ islet, sandbar
箸 zhù chopsticks
褚 zhǔ bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname
赭 zhě hematite; ochre, reddish-brown
啫 zhě onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning
楮 chǔ mulberry; paper

Words containing 猪

WordPinyinMeaning
猪下水 zhū xià shuǐ pig offal
猪流感病毒 zhū liú gǎn bìng dú swine influenza virus (SIV)
白皮猪 bái pí zhū (derog.) white person; white pig
猪狗不如 zhū gǒu bù rú worse than a dog or pig; lower than low
猪流感 zhū liú gǎn swine influenza; swine flu; influenza A (H1N1)
子猪 zǐ zhū variant of 仔豬|仔猪[zi3 zhu1]
巴克夏猪 Bā kè xià zhū Berkshire pig; Berkshire swine
猪头 zhū tóu pig head; (coll.) fool; jerk
生猪 shēng zhū live pig; pig on the hoof
猪水泡病 zhū shuǐ pào bìng swine vesicular disease (SVD)
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu (saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
时间是把杀猪刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife; fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing …
公猪异味 gōng zhū yì wèi boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs
公猪 gōng zhū boar
猪红 zhū hóng (Cantonese) coagulated pig's blood (as food)
死了张屠夫,不吃混毛猪 sǐ le Zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with b…
江猪 jiāng zhū Chinese river dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer
猪年 zhū nián Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
架子猪 jià zi zhū feeder pig
猪场 zhū chǎng piggery