读音:[tún]

部首:豕五笔:EEY

释义:1.[～鼠][Rats], mammals, also known as "Dutch pigs", "guinea pigs". 2. 2. piglet, also refers to pigs: ~ shoulder. ～The pig's hooves.

Detailed Character Meaning

◎豚tún

〈名〉

(1) (Congruent. In the Small Seal Script, the character is saved from Tuan (彖). Tuan (shǐ) means pig. It is used to hold meat in the hand for rituals. (Originally: piglet, pig)

(2) Same as [suckling pig]

The dolphin is also known as the small boar. --Shuowen

The son of a pig is called a dolphin. --Dialect VIII

The dolphin is auspicious. -- "Yi - Zhongfu"

The dolphin is said to be fat and fat. --Li Ji (Records of the Rites)

Chicken, dolphin, dog and swine. --Meng Zi Liang Hui Wang Shang

A man in Zheng County sold a dolphin and was asked for its price.

Yang Shou wanted to see Confucius, but Confucius did not see him and returned the dolphin to him. -- "The Analects of Confucius--Yangguo"

(3) Another example is: dolphin (modestly referring to one's own son); dolphin dog (pig and dog); dolphin fish (dolphin and fish. General refers to ignorant animals); guinea pig calf (stupid as a pig's child)

(4) general refers to the pig [pig]. e.g.: guinea pig shoulder; guinea pig hoof