豚

tún

small pig, suckling pig; shuffle one's feet

Meaning

Noun: A piglet or suckling pig.

Verb: To shuffle one's feet; to walk with a clumsy or tentative gait.

Grammar and usage

Functions as either a noun of substance (animal) or a verb of motion (manner of walking).

[DISTINITIONS]

In ritual, sacrificial, or economic contexts, distinguish this from 豕 (general swine). The use of 豚 specifically denotes age and size, which often carries distinct ritual weight or value.

History and forms

Semantic variant: U+8C58. Fanqie reading: 徒渾; Tang-period reading: dhuən.

Translator notes

The verbal sense is low-frequency. If the noun "piglet" creates an absurdity in a context describing human movement or behavior, test the verbal sense.

Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.