• pig;
  • pork;

Etymology

A compound ideograph composed of:

— pig;

() — meat; flesh.

The character expresses the idea of a pig as an animal and as a source of meat, leading to meanings like pig or pork.

Usage in Korean

돈육 (豚肉) — pork

해돈 (海豚) — dolphin (literally “sea pig”)

Additional notes

The character reflects both the animal itself and its use as food. In Chinese, 豚 is less common than 猪/豬 for “pig,” but remains in certain compounds. In Japanese, 豚 is widely used and familiar in everyday words like 豚肉 and トンカツ.
Related characters: — pig

猪 — pig

— meat

Words that derived from

돼지
dwaeji
don
Kangxi radical:152, + 4
Strokes:11
Unicode:U+8C5A
Cangjie input:
  • 月一尸人 (BMSO)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 月 豕

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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