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hóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hóu | hou2
English translation
monkey
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī]
monkey, ape; like a monkey

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About hóu

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

hóu

Contains the radical

quǎn

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

animal

Etymology of hóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

犭侯

Semantic compound

quǎn

Phonetic compound

hóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and hóu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using hóu

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xiǎo 猴子 hóuzi zhè cái 知道 zhīdào 自己 zìjǐ zuǐ chán , shǎng le xiǎo 鳄鱼 è yú de dāng .

Small monkey this just knows oneself is greedy and ascended small crocodile of be.

shì 短小精干 jīng gàn de 爱尔兰 Aì ěr lán rén , 非常 fēicháng 自负 zì fù , Chǒu xiàng zhǐ 猴子 hóuzi .

He was a dapper little Irishman, very vain, homely as a monkey.

故意 gùyì de shǎng xià diān dòng Chē , Yáo 这个 zhè ge lǎo 猴子 hóuzi 几下.

He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit.

lǎo hóu bìng méi shuì 什么 shénme , xiáng 反倒 fǎn dào 有点 yǒu diǎn 不得 bù dé 劲儿 jìn r .

Mr. Xia said nothing which made Xiangzi felt uncomfortable.

zhè zhǐ 猴子 hóuzi dào 树上 wǎng 地面 dì miàn rēng 坚果 jiān guǒ .

The monkey was up the tree, flinging nuts to the ground.

Words with hóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
猴子 hóuzi monkey猴子 hóuzi
hóu monkey hóu
猕猴桃 mí hóu táo kiwi fruit獼猴桃
猕猴 mí hóu macaque獼猴
猿猴 yuán hóu apes and monkeys猿猴 yuán hóu
金丝猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)金絲猴
耍猴 shuǎ hóu to tease耍猴 shuǎ hóu
猴年 hóu nián Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)猴年 hóu nián
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 Xī yóu Jì [Xī​yóu​Jì]猴王 Hóu wáng
猴儿 hóu ér little devil猴兒
猴年马月 hóu nián mǎ yuè long time off猴年馬月
杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu pour encourager les autres殺雞儆猴
猴头菇 hóu tóu gū Hericium erinaceus猴頭菇
猴拳 hóu quán Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art猴拳 hóu quán
猴戏 hóu xì monkey show猴戲
卷尾猴 juǎn wěi hóu white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)卷尾猴 juǎn wěi hóu
杀鸡给猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others殺雞給猴看
猴皮筋 hóu pí jīn (coll.) rubber band猴皮筋 hóu pí jīn
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn
杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu pour encourager les autres殺雞嚇猴
杀鸡警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu pour encourager les autres殺雞警猴

hóu Decomposition & Compounds

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hóu Decomposition

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