How to say “pig” in Chinese
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“Pig” in Chinese is 猪, zhū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
猪 is read zhū. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 犭 “beast”; on the right, 者 hints at the reading, as it also does in 煮 zhǔ.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “猪”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 猪. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 爷爷养了很多猪yéyeyǎnglehěnduōzhūGrandpa keeps lots of pigs.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “In the countryside”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pig” in Chinese?
“Pig” in Chinese is 猪, pinyin zhū.
What does 猪 mean?
猪 (zhū) means “pig”.
How do you write 猪?
猪 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 猪?
猪 is read zhū. Tones: zhū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pig” in the lesson “In the countryside”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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