猴子 (hóu zi) — monkey | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

monkey

Measure word · 只

Examples

猴子。
Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu sān zhī hóu zi zài shù shàng wán.
There are three monkeys playing in the tree in the park.
猴子。
Zhè xiē hóu zi xǐ huan chī xiāng jiāo hé píng guǒ.
These monkeys like to eat bananas and apples.
猴子，。
Nà zhī hóu zi hěn cōng ming, huì yòng shǒu ná dōng xī.
That monkey is very clever; it can pick up things with its hands.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐsuffix

猴 names the monkey, and 子 completes 猴子.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

犭侯猴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

侯

侯hóu猴hóu(r)

Same sound today

猴 pairs 犭, the animal part, with 侯, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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