zhū
pig
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我喜欢吃猪肉。
wǒ xǐhuān chī zhūròu.
I like eating pork.
猪是一种很聪明的动物。
zhū shì yī zhǒng hěn cōngmíng de dòngwù.
Pigs are very intelligent animals.
小猪佩奇是一只可爱的猪。
xiǎozhū pèiqí shì yī zhǐ kě'ài de zhū.
Peppa Pig is a lovely pig.
彘 (zhì)
pig
豪猪 (háo zhū)
porcupine
牛 (niú)
cow
羊 (yáng)
sheep
The Chinese character 猪 (zhū) for "pig" is a pictograph that depicts a pig's head. The character is composed of two parts: the radical 豕 (shǐ), which means "pig," and the phonetic component 亥 (hài), which is pronounced similarly to the word "pig" in Chinese. The radical 豕 is a pictograph of a pig's head, while the phonetic component 亥 is a character that is used to represent the 12th Earthly Branch in the Chinese zodiac. The character 猪 is first seen in oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing, dating back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE). The character has remained largely unchanged since its inception, with only minor variations in its form over time.
