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The character for "pig" has its origins in the traditional form "豬", which is composed of the semantic component "豕", itself meaning a pig or boar, combined with the phonetic element "者" to suggest its pronunciation. Over centuries, the character's structure saw a gradual alteration where the original "豕" component was sometimes replaced or conflated with the "犭" dog radical, a shift that reflected a categorical grouping with other terrestrial animals rather than a change in core meaning. The essential definition of the character has remained consistently tied to the domesticated swine, though in classical usage it specifically denoted the young or smaller pig, with broader terms existing for the adult animal. The evolution to the modern form "猪" streamlined the character while preserving its fundamental phonetic and semantic links to its traditional predecessor.
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这是一头猪。
猪在农场里。
我们吃猪肉。
小猪很可爱。
农民养了许多猪。
猪肉是常见的肉类。
这只猪正在泥地里打滚。
养猪业在农村经济中很重要。