猴 (hóu): monkey, CL:隻|只
猴 (hóu) is a Chinese character meaning “monkey.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 犭 (semantic) and 侯 (phonetic). It ranks #2139 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 猴 animal. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form).
Definitions
- monkey
- CL:隻|只
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 猴
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猕猴桃 | mí hóu táo | kiwi fruit |
| 猴王 | hóu wáng | Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] |
| 猿猴 | yuán hóu | apes and monkeys |
| 猴年 | hóu nián | Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004) |
| 猴儿 | hóu ér | little devil |
| 耍猴 | shuǎ hóu | to get a monkey to perform tricks |
| 猕猴 | mí hóu | macaque |
| 卷尾猴 | juǎn wěi hóu | white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) |
| 猴拳 | hóu quán | Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art |
| 猴戏 | hóu xì | monkey show |
| 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 | shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng | in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) |
| 猴年马月 | hóu nián mǎ yuè | long time off |
| 知了猴 | zhī liǎo hóu | (coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph |
| 水猴子 | shuǐ hóu zi | mythical monster that preys on swimmers |
| 杀鸡给猴看 | shā jī gěi hóu kàn | lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey |
猴 appears in 43 compound words: 42 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 猴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
a martial arts move that strikes an opponent's testicles.; a cheap shot
Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 猴.
Example Sentences
写好猴字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo hóu zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character for "monkey" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
日本小猕猴Panchi紧抓绒毛猩猩引热议 心理师分...
rì běn xiǎo 猕 hóu P a n c h i jǐn zhuā róng máo xīng xīng yǐn rè yì xīn lǐ shī fēn . . .
Japanese little macaque Panchi grabbed the villous orangutan and sparked heated discussions, psychologists...
...游记》“弼马温”看传统文化 为何古人相信猴子能防马瘟?|根本月报
. . . yóu jì 弼 mǎ wēn kàn chuán tǒng wén huà wéi hé gǔ rén xiāng xìn hóu zǐ néng fáng mǎ wēn ? gēn běn yuè bào
... Travelogue" "Bi Ma Wen" looks at traditional culture Why did the ancients believe that monkeys can prevent horse plague?| Fundamental monthly report
我科研团队揭示亚洲叶猴物种表型演化之谜_光明网
wǒ kē yán tuán duì jiē shì yà zhōu xié hóu wù zhǒng biǎo xíng yǎn huà zhī mèi guāng míng wǎng
Our scientific research team reveals the mystery of the phenotypic evolution of Asian langur species_Guangming.com
日本猕猴Panchi让人心疼 IKEA赚到广告 ...
rì běn 猕 hóu P a n c h i ràng rén xīn téng I K E A zhuàn dào guǎng gào . . .
Japanese macaque Panchi is distressing, IKEA earns advertising ...
今日冇人停赛 花果猴王第3次心律不正唔使退役
jīn rì 冇 rén tíng sài huā guǒ hóu wáng dì 3 cì xīn lǜ bù zhèng 唔 shǐ tuì yì
No one is suspended today, and the Flower Monkey King has been arrhythmic for the third time
你从来没吃过猕猴桃吗？
Nǐ cónglái méi chī guo míhóutáo ma?
Have you never eaten a kiwi?
山上发现了不少猴子。
Shānshàng fāxiàn le bù shǎo hóuzi.
Not a few monkeys were found in the mountain.
对猴子来说，爬树很容易。
Duì hóuzi lái shuō, pá shù hěn róngyì.
It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.
猴子跳到他身上的时候，他受到了惊吓。
Hóuzi tiào dào tā shēnshang de shíhou, tā shòudào le jīngxià.
He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
Character Family
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