豵 (zōng) - Young pig & piglet

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zōng ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

志

豵 · zōng

Young pig;

piglet;

specifically refers to a one-year-old pig in ancient Chinese classification of pigs by age.

Young pigpigletspecifically refers to a one-year-old pig in ancient

Usage highlights

Young pigOnePig classificationSacrificial pigletAnimal husbandry termAncient Chinese pig

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer raised several young pigs (豵) on his farm.
  • In ancient texts, a one-year-old pig was called a zong (豵).
  • The character appears in the Classic of Poetry (诗经) describing sacrificial animals.
  • Archaeological finds show pig rearing was important in early China (养猪).

Collocations

  • Young pig(豵猪)
  • One-year-old pig(一岁之豵)
  • Pig classification(豕类年龄)
  • Sacrificial piglet(祭祀用豵)
  • Animal husbandry term(畜牧术语)
  • Ancient Chinese pig(古代猪豵)

Idioms

  • From the Classic of Poetry: 'Offer a wild boar and a young pig'(献其貑豵)
  • Ancient classification of pigs by age(豕之年龄分类)

Cultural background

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  • Appears in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), one of China's oldest poetry collections.
  • Reflects the importance of pig rearing in ancient Chinese agriculture and sacrifice.
  • Part of a detailed system for classifying animals by age in ancient Chinese texts.

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