Chinese Word: 彘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

彘

Pinyin: zhì

English Definition: swine

Chinese Definition:
①猪：狗彘不如。狗彘不食。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 彐

Pictophonetic:矢 indicates the sound; 彑 (snout) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 彑 [ jì ] snout
- ⿻ Overlaid
  - 比 [ bǐ ] to compare, liken; comparison; than
  - 矢 [ shǐ ] arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

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	行同狗彘	xíng tóng gǒu zhì	to behave like dogs and pigs (idiom)
	杀彘教子	shā zhì jiào zǐ	to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

1		ài qíng 爱情 shì 是 mái 埋 zài 在 xiù 秀 zhì 彘 shēn chù 深处， bìng bù 并不 jū zhù 居住 zài 在 shuāng chún 双唇 zhī jiān 之间。 Love lives deep in the mind instead of residing in the lips.
2		pǔ tōng 普通 de 的 cái fù 财富 huì 会 bèi 被 tōu zǒu 偷走， ér 而 zhēn zhèng 真正 de 的 cái fù 财富 bú huì 不会。 wú xiàn 无限 zhēn guì 珍贵 de 的 dōng xi 东西 zài 在 nǐ 你 diǎn 点 zhì 彘 hún 魂 lǐ 里， wú fǎ 无法 bèi 被 duó zǒu 夺走。 Ordinary riches can be stolen real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.