猴(hóu)

HSK 512 strokes

monkey

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Character information

Pinyin
hóu
Meaning
monkey; CL:只
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 猴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭侯

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

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

Made of

犭quǎn侯hóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 猴 step by step

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

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Words with 猴

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

yīng婴hóu猴

galago; bush baby

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zhuā抓hóu猴

(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. […

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xióng熊hóu猴

Assamese macaque

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shā杀jī鸡jǐng儆hóu猴

(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)

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shā杀jī鸡xià吓hóu猴

see 杀鸡儆猴

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shā杀jī鸡hài骇hóu猴

see 杀鸡儆猴

Open 杀鸡骇猴 page →
mù沐hóu猴ér而guàn冠

lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)

Open 沐猴而冠 page →
hú狐hóu猴

lemur

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 猴’s common words

婴抓熊杀鸡儆吓骇

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