You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Pig (shǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1199, Entry 02 Tang Rhymes: Pronounced zōng. Collected Rhymes, Rhyme Compendium: Pronounced zōng. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): A piglet six months old. Another source says a one-year-old pig that still likes to gather in groups. Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Animals: When a sow gives birth to a litter of three piglets, they are called zōng. Note: Pigs usually produce large litters, so this name specifically designates those that produce few. Minor Literary Expositor (Xiao Erya): A small pig is called zōng. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Shao and South: One arrow released, hitting five piglets. History of the Jin Dynasty (Jinshu), Zhang Xie, Seven Commands: A piglet with mottled markings. Also found in Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced zōng. Collected Rhymes: Pronounced zōng. Also found in Collected Rhymes: Pronounced cóng. The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes: Sometimes written in a variant form.