hóu

monkey; 只[zhī]

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • hóumonkey; 只[zhī]

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

僧帽猴sēng mào hóu

capuchin monkey; genus Cebidae

卷尾猴juǎn wěi hóu

white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

恒河猴Héng hé hóu

rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta); rhesus monkey; lit. river Ganges monkey of north India

抓猴zhuā hóu

(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, POJ pr. [lia̍h-kâu])

杀鸡儆猴shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres

杀鸡吓猴shā jī xià hóu

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres

Other Characters Pronounced “hou”