母猪

母豬

mǔzhū

noun #34,456

Measure Word

一头母猪 tóu

Meanings

1 sow; female pig

Characters

Examples

这头母猪一窝生了十只小猪。

Zhè tóu mǔzhū yì wō shēng le shí zhī xiǎozhū.

This sow had a litter of ten piglets.

农场里养着几头母猪和一头公猪。

Nóngchǎng lǐ yǎng zhe jǐ tóu mǔzhū hé yì tóu gōngzhū.

The farm raises several sows and one boar.

Tips

grammar

母- ('mother / female') is the productive prefix for female animals: 母猪 sow, 母牛 cow, 母鸡 hen, 母狗 bitch. The male counterpart is 公-: 公猪 boar, 公牛 bull, 公鸡 rooster.

Stroke Order

母 mǔ

猪 zhū