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The character 猪 (zhū), meaning pig or swine, is a phono-semantic compound. Its simplified form uses the animal radical 犭 (quǎn) on the left to indicate a semantic category of beasts, while the traditional form 豬 employs the more specific pig radical 豕 (shǐ) for a direct pictorial reference. In both versions, the component 者 (zhě) on the right serves as the phonetic element, providing the pronunciation. The character is commonly used throughout Chinese to refer to domestic pigs, often in agricultural and culinary contexts related to pork.
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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。