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Chinese symbol for “piglet”

猪仔
zhū zǎi
Traditional: 豬仔
piglet; (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad

The closest CC-CEDICT match for piglet is 猪仔 (zhū zǎi), defined as: piglet; (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

猪 zhū
pig, hog, wild boar
radical 94 ⽝ · 12 strokes
仔 zǎi
small thing, child; young animal
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “piglet”

WordPinyinMeaning
仔猪 (仔豬)zǐ zhūpiglet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 猪仔.

WordPinyinMeaning
猪肉 (豬肉)zhū ròupork
猪头 (豬頭)zhū tóupig head; (coll.) fool
生猪 (生豬)shēng zhūlive pig; pig on the hoof
野猪 (野豬)yě zhūwild boar (Sus scrofa); 头 (tóu)
猪油 (豬油)zhū yóulard
猪瘟 (豬瘟)zhū wēnswine fever
仔细 (仔細)zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “piglet”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.