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1. Boar / Pig
Boar / Pig
Year of the Pig / Zodiac Sign
豬 is the character for boar, pig, or swine in Chinese and old Korean.
If you were born in the year of the boar/year of the pig, you...
Are optimistic.
Have good luck with wealth and money.
Are honest, generous, and warm-hearted.
The character shown to the right is the Japanese Kanji for "wild boar."
it’s
an alternate/simplified form of pig/boar in Chinese (can be read by both Chinese and Japanese people). Click on that character instead of the button above if you want this version.
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Wood Pig/Boar
The Year of the Wood Pig/Boar
木豬 is Wood Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1875, 1935, 1995, and 2055.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
Fire Pig/Boar
The Year of the Fire Pig/Boar
火豬 is Fire Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1887, 1947, 2007, and 2067.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
Earth Pig/Boar
The Year of the Earth Pig/Boar
土豬 is Earth Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1899, 1959, 2019, and 2079.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
Water Pig/Boar
The Year of the Water Pig/Boar
水豬 is Water Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1923, 1983, 2043, and 2103.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
Golden/Metal Pig/Boar
The Year of the Golden/Metal Pig/Boar
金豬 is Golden/Metal Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1911, 1971, 2031, and 2091.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your boar pig search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
猪 see styles |
zhū zhu1 chu inoshishi(p); inoshishi いのしし(P); イノシシ |
More info & calligraphy: Boar / PigA hog, pig. |
豬 猪 see styles |
zhū zhu1 chu cho い |
More info & calligraphy: Boar / Pig(archaism) hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig) boar |
亥 see styles |
hài hai4 hai i い |
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330° (1) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; (2) (obsolete) (See 亥の刻) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); (3) (obsolete) north-northwest; (4) (obsolete) tenth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Gai |
豕 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih buta ぶた inoko いのこ i い |
hog; swine (1) pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); (2) (derogatory term) fat person; (1) (archaism) wild boar; (2) infant wild boar; (3) pig; (archaism) hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig) |
豭 see styles |
jiā jia1 chia |
boar; male pig |
亥年 see styles |
idoshi いどし |
year of the Boar; year of the Pig; (place-name) Inotoshi |
猪子 see styles |
choshi ちょし |
(1) (archaism) wild boar; (2) infant wild boar; (3) pig; (surname) Choshi |
猪豚 see styles |
inobuta; inobuta いのぶた; イノブタ |
(kana only) wild boar and domestic pig hybrid; boar-pig hybrid |
種豚 see styles |
shuton; tanebuta しゅとん; たねぶた |
(1) sire pig; boar; (2) brood sow |
猪の子 see styles |
inoko いのこ |
(1) (archaism) wild boar; (2) infant wild boar; (3) pig; (female given name) Inoko |
イノブタ see styles |
inobuta イノブタ |
(kana only) wild boar and domestic pig hybrid |
Variations: |
i い |
(archaism) hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig) |
Variations: |
inoko いのこ |
(1) (archaism) (See 猪・いのしし) wild boar; (2) infant wild boar; (3) (See 豚・1) pig |
Variations: |
inoshishidoshi(猪年, inoshishi年); inoshishidoshi(inoshishi年) いのししどし(猪年, いのしし年); イノシシどし(イノシシ年) |
(See 亥年) year of the Boar; year of the Pig |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Boar Pig | 豬 猪 | inoshishi | zhū / zhu1 / zhu | chu |
| Wood Pig/Boar | 木豬 木猪 | mù zhū / mu4 zhu1 / mu zhu / muzhu | mu chu / muchu | |
| Fire Pig/Boar | 火豬 火猪 | huǒ zhū / huo3 zhu1 / huo zhu / huozhu | huo chu / huochu | |
| Earth Pig/Boar | 土豬 土猪 | tǔ zhū / tu3 zhu1 / tu zhu / tuzhu | t`u chu / tuchu / tu chu | |
| Water Pig/Boar | 水豬 水猪 | shuǐ zhū / shui3 zhu1 / shui zhu / shuizhu | shui chu / shuichu | |
| Golden/Metal Pig/Boar | 金豬 金猪 | jīn zhū / jin1 zhu1 / jin zhu / jinzhu | chin chu / chinchu | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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