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野猪 (yě zhū) — wild boar

Definition

noun
wild boar
Measure word · 头

Examples

  • 野猪。
    yě zhū Shì yì zhǒng shēng huó zài sēn lín lǐ de dòng wù.
    Wild boars are animals that live in forests.
  • 野猪。
    Liè rén zhèng zài xún zhǎo nà zhī yě zhū.
    The hunter is searching for that wild boar.
  • 野猪。
    Zuì jìn fù jìn de nóng tián shòu dào le yě zhū de pò huài.
    Recently, nearby farmland has been damaged by wild boars.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

野yěwild
猪zhūpig

“野” means wild and “猪” means pig, together naming a wild pig.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ野yě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

Open 野 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě猪zhū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

猪 combines 犭, a dog sign, with 者 as a sound part.

Open 猪 →
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Animals & Mammals

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