猴 (hau4 | hou2) : monkey

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猴

hau4

hou2

[1] the monkey; ape [2] naughty; impish (child)

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 犬 (#94)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

猴

This word has been viewed 7339 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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猴子 hau4 zi2 hou2 zi5 = monkey

猴頭菇 hau4 tau4 gu1 = monkey head mushroom; Hericium

猴急 hau4 gap1 hou2 ji2 = anxious (also written less commonly as 喉急)

殺雞給猴看 saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3 sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4 = "kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others

獮猴 sin2 hau4 = macaque monkey

野生猴子 je5 saang1 hau4 zi2 = feral monkey

獼猴桃 mei4 hau4 tou4 mi2 hou2 tao2 = kiwi fruit

猴拳 hau4 kyun4 hou2 quan2 = Hou Quan (lit., "Monkey Fist") form of martial art

申猴 san1 hau4 shen1 hou2 = Year 9, Year of the Monkey (2016)

猴子採 hau4 zi2 coi2 = monkey picked tea
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Decimal representation of this word: 猴
Unicode code for this character: U+7334 (off-site link)

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