猪
猪 (zhū) means “pig”. It is made of 犭 + 者 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 猪 into its parts
What 猪 is made of
- 犭 quǎn — dog
- 者 zhě — (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
- 耂 lǎo — old
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂 lǎo — old
Origin hint: 犭 gives the meaning, 者 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
猪 stroke order
Example sentences
农村有很多猪。Nóngcūn yǒu hěn duō zhū.There are lots of pigs in the countryside.
你吃猪肉吗？Nǐ chī zhū ròu ma?Do you eat pork?
Also built with 犭
- 犯fàncriminal
- 犹yóusimilar to
- 狂kuánginsane
- 狈bèia legendary wolf
- 狗gǒudog
- 狠hěnvicious
- 狡jiǎocunning
- 独dúalone
- 狭xiánarrow
- 狮shīlion
- 狱yùprison
- 狼lángwolf
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zhū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | pig |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 犬 (dog, #94) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 猪
What does 猪 mean?
猪 (zhū) means “pig”.
How many strokes does 猪 have?
猪 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 猪?
The radical of 猪 is 犬 (quǎn, “dog”), Kangxi radical number 94.
What parts make up 猪?
猪 is made of 犭 (dog) and 者 ((after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...).
Which HSK level is 猪?
猪 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 猪 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.