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猴
hóu
monkey, ape; like a monkey
🔤 Pictophonetic:
犭 (animal) provides meaning, 侯 provides pronunciation
Words Using 猴 (34)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
猴子
hóuzi
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
5
猴子
hóuzi
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
猴
hóu
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
猴
hóu
monkey / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
猿猴
yuánhóu
apes and monkeys
猿猴
yuánhóu
apes and monkeys
猴急
hóují
impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated
猴急
hóují
impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated
杀鸡警猴
shājījǐnghóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
shājījǐnghóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠
mùhóuérguàn
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
沐猴而冠
mùhóuérguàn
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
杀鸡儆猴
shājījǐnghóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
杀鸡儆猴
shājījǐnghóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
杀鸡给猴看
shājīgěihóukàn
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
杀鸡给猴看
shājīgěihóukàn
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
狐猴
húhóu
lemur
狐猴
húhóu
lemur
熊猴
xiónghóu
Assamese macaque
熊猴
xiónghóu
Assamese macaque
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⿰犭侯
i
Component Tree i
unknown
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3 strokes
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1