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猴

hóu

monkey, ape; like a monkey

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (animal) provides meaning, 侯 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 12 strokes Common (22%)
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Component Breakdown

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犭
quǎn
dog
侯
hóu
marquis, lord; target in archery
⿰犭侯 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

quǎn
犭
dog
📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side
3 strokes
hóu
侯
marquis, lord; target in archery
📷 Pictographic: A person 亻 who might be a target 矦
9 strokes

Words Using 猴 (34)

hóuzi
猴子 ↗
HSK 5
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
hóu
猴 ↗
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
yuánhóu
猿猴 ↗
apes and monkeys
hóují
猴急 ↗
impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated
shājījǐnghóu
杀鸡警猴 ↗
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
mùhóuérguàn
沐猴而冠 ↗
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
shājījǐnghóu
杀鸡儆猴 ↗
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
shājīgěihóukàn
杀鸡给猴看 ↗
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
húhóu
狐猴 ↗
lemur
xiónghóu
熊猴 ↗
Assamese macaque
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