The Chinese characters “豕” meaning is pig.
In this pictograph of pig the head is replaced by a line (一). On the left are the belly and paws and on the right are back and tail. “豕” is the literary term for pig and is practically obsolete. It has already been turned into a radical now. “猪” is being used instead.
The following is the flash of Chinese characters “猪“.
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Hi!
thanks for the website, I am finding it very useful. Can you explain how you get from shi to zhu (why did the sound change?) Also, can you explain the right hand part of the 猪 character?
Thanks!