豚 (tún): suckling pig

豚 (tún) is a Chinese character meaning “suckling pig.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (structural) and 豕 (structural). It ranks #3119 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically pictographic, 豚 a pig 豕 suckling at its mother's teat ⺼. Its radical form 豕 (pig) appears in many related characters such as 象 (xiàng, elephant), 豪 (háo, grand), 豫 (yù, abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 豕 pig11 strokesFrequency #3119⺼ structural 豕 structural

Definitions

suckling pig

Etymology & Origin

豚

pictographicA pig 豕 suckling at its mother's teat ⺼

Decomposition: ⿰⺼豕 (layout: left-right)

Components:⺼structural 豕structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
海豚	hǎi tún	dolphin
河豚	hé tún	blowfish
豚鼠	tún shǔ	guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
土豚	tǔ tún	aardvark
海豚音	hǎi tún yīn	(singing) (coll.) whistle note
河豚毒素	hé tún dú sù	tetrodotoxin (TTX)
海豚座	hǎi tún zuò	Delphinus (constellation)
海豚馆	hǎi tún guǎn	dolphinarium
瓶鼻海豚	píng bí hǎi tún	bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
宽吻海豚	kuān wěn hǎi tún	bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
水豚	shuǐ tún	capybara
鼠海豚	shǔ hǎi tún	porpoise
白𬶨豚	bái jì tún	Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)
白鳍豚	bái qí tún	see 白鱀豚\|白𬶨豚[bai2 ji4 tun2]
江豚	jiāng tún	river dolphin

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

豚 appears in 16 compound words: 6 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 豚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

鼠shǔ

0.5733,852 co-occurrences

海hǎi

0.52323,040 co-occurrences

鲸jīng

0.505492 co-occurrences

吻wěn

0.4951,326 co-occurrences

白bái

0.4415,346 co-occurrences

灼zhuó

0.425198 co-occurrences

糙cāo

0.417162 co-occurrences

河hé

0.4154,116 co-occurrences

淡dàn

0.399738 co-occurrences

鼻bí

0.388414 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个豚字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gè tún zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

In Classical Chinese, the character "豚" had different meanings.

東方日報Apr 2026

与海豚畅泳圆心愿区文诗兴奋嗌神奇

yǔ hǎi tún chàng yǒng yuán xīn yuàn qū wén shī xīng fèn 嗌 shén qí

DigitimesMar 2026

科技1分钟:海豚管道(Dolphin Pipeline)

kē jì 1 fēn zhōng : hǎi tún guǎn dào ( D o l p h i n P i p e l i n e )

Tech in a Minute: Dolphin Pipeline

工商時報Mar 2026

乔山的跨国管理学刚柔并济的海豚式领导

qiáo shān de kuà guó guǎn lǐ xué gāng róu bìng jì de hǎi tún shì lǐng dǎo

Qiao Shan's Transnational Management: The Dolphin-Style Leadership That Combines Firmness and Flexibility

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

濒绝动物鹿港外海喜见白海豚

bīn jué dòng wù lù gǎng wài hǎi xǐ jiàn bái hǎi tún

Endangered animals are happy to see white dolphins off the coast of Lukang

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

台中LNG厂海外扩建计画危及中华白海豚?中油承诺4件事

tái zhōng L N G hǎn hǎi wài kuò jiàn jì huà wēi jí zhōng huá bái hǎi tún ? zhōng yóu chéng nuò 4 jiàn shì

Taichung LNG Plant's Overseas Expansion Plan Endangers Chinese White Dolphins? PetroChina promises 4 things

Character Family

豕 Radical Family — Characters sharing the pig radical

豪háo 象xiàng 豫yù

Related Characters

象xiàng 豪háo 豫yù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 豚 (tún) mean in Chinese?

豚 (tún) primarily means "suckling pig." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3119 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 豚 have?

豚 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 豚?

The radical associated with 豚 is 豕 (pig). This radical appears in many characters related to pig.

What are the components of 豚?

豚 is composed of: ⺼ (structural), 豕 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰⺼豕 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 豚?

Common words with 豚 include: 海豚 (hǎi tún, "dolphin"); 河豚 (hé tún, "blowfish"); 豚鼠 (tún shǔ, "guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)"); 土豚 (tǔ tún, "aardvark"); 海豚音 (hǎi tún yīn, "(singing) (coll.) whistle note"). There are over 16 compound words containing this character.

Is 豚 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 豚 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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