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hú

a kind of monkey found in western China

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (animal) provides meaning, 胡 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (58%)

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Component Breakdown

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recklessly, foolishly; wildly

⿰犭胡 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

quǎn

犭

dog

📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side

3 strokes

hú

胡

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (meat) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation

9 strokes HSK 5

gǔ

古

old, classic, ancient

💡 Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

5 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

Words Using 猢 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause / Rats leave a sinking ship.

shùdǎohúsūnsàn

树倒猢狲散 ↗

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause / Rats leave a sinking ship.