hóu

HSK 5
common
noun
adjective
verb

Meaning of

猴 means monkey; ape; clever; mischievous; crafty. Pronounced hóu. HSK 5.

  • monkey; ape
  • clever; mischievous; crafty
  • to crouch like a monkey; to squat

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Dòng
yuán
de
hóu
zi
zhèng
zài
chī
xiāng
jiāo
 

The monkeys in the zoo are eating bananas.

Zhè
zuò
shān
shàng
yǒu
duō
shēng
hóu
zi
 

There are many wild monkeys on this mountain.

Hóu
zi
shì
zhǒng
fēi
cháng
cōng
míng
de
dòng
 

Monkeys are very intelligent animals.

líng
huó
xiàng
zhī
hóu
zi
 

He is as nimble as a monkey.

shi
 
hóu
zi
tōu
le
xiān
táo
 

In the story, the monkey stole the peaches of immortality.