Keyword
monkey
- ape
- like a monkey
- Frequency
- #2291
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
hóu
Mnemonic
犭 (animal) gives the meaning and 侯 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
猴子
monkey
猴
monkey
猕猴桃
kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry
猿猴
apes and monkeys
杀鸡儆猴
(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); (fig.) to punish an individual as an example to others
猕猴
macaque
狐猴
lemur
金丝猴
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
猴王
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 (XīyóuJì)
猴急
impatient; to be in a rush (to do sth); anxious; fretful; agitated
耍猴
to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb; to tease
卷尾猴
white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
猴年马月
long time off; time that will never come
猴拳
Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art
猴儿
little devil
猴面包树
African baobab; monkey-bread tree (Adansonia digitata)
熊猴
Assamese macaque
猴年
Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
猴戏
monkey show
猴头菇
Hericium erinaceus
申猴
Year 9, year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
沐猴而冠
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire
猴精
(coll.) clever; shrewd
抓猴
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])