豚 (tún) — pig (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

豚 (tún) is a bound form meaning 'pig-like animal' — it never stands alone and is used only in compounds like 海豚 (dolphin), 河豚 (pufferfish), and 豚鼠 (guinea pig). Don't confuse it with 猪, the everyday word for a live pig or pork.

bound form
pig (bound form, used in compounds)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Tǔ tún shì yì zhǒng yè xíng dòng wù.
    Aardvarks are nocturnal animals.
  • 豚。
    Yě tún de tǐ xíng bǐ jiā zhū xiǎo.
    Wild boars are smaller than domestic pigs.
  • 。
    tún Shǔ shì yì zhǒng hěn kě ài de chǒng wù.
    Guinea pigs are very cute pets.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

豚 is made by combining 肉 (meat) and 豕 (pig).

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