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IDENTITY

hóumonkey

HSK 4Top 1850

CORE MEANING

monkey

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.monkeyHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
animal radical (quǎn)
strokes
12
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰犭侯
    • animal
    • gives the sound hóu

USAGE

Common words

猴子hóuzimonkey
孙悟空Sūn WùkōngSun Wukong (Monkey King)

Graded examples

  • 猴子会爬树。Hóuzi huì pá shù.HSK4

    Monkeys can climb trees.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The animal (犭) noble as a lord (侯) — the clever monkey.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#1850
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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