• 1760th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (zhu1)hog • pig • swine • CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhě' (zhe3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

猪肉 (豬肉)
猪蹄 (豬蹄)
猪头 (豬頭)

Uncommon

乳猪 (乳豬)
公猪 (公豬)
猪八戒 (豬八戒)
猪排 (豬排)
猪油 (豬油)
野猪 (野豬)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.