猩(xīng)

HSK 7-912 strokes

ape

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Character information

Pinyin
xīng
Meaning
ape
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 猩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭星

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (animal); 星 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

犭quǎn星xīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 猩 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 猩

Common words using 猩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xīng猩xīng猩
HSK 7-9

orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Ma…

Open 猩猩 page →
xīng猩huà化

(slang) (of a dialect) to be corrupted by Standard Mandarin

Open 猩化 page →
xīng猩hóng红

scarlet

Open 猩红 page →
wō倭hēi黑xīng猩xīng猩

bonobo

Open 倭黑猩猩 page →
dà大xīng猩xing猩

gorilla

Open 大猩猩 page →
hēi黑xīng猩xīng猩

common chimpanzee

Open 黑猩猩 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 猩’s common words

化红倭黑大

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