jū狙
狙
common
literary
Meaning of 狙
狙 means a type of monkey (in ancient texts); to spy on; to lie in wait; to ambush. Pronounced jū.
- a type of monkey (in ancient texts)
- to spy on; to lie in wait; to ambush
Character Info
Radical犭
Strokes8
Components
犭
旦
Stroke Order
狙
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
jì记
zài载
，
jū狙
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiàng像
mí猕
hóu猴
de的
hóu猴
zi子
。
Ancient books record that the 'ju' was a monkey similar to a macaque.
“
Jū狙
gōng公
”
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yù寓
yán言
zhōng中
yǎng养
jū狙
de的
lǎo老
rén人
。
'Ju Gong' was an old man who raised 'ju' monkeys in an ancient fable.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhè这
zhǒng种
hóu猴
zi子
míng名
jiào叫
jū狙
。
Legend has it that this kind of monkey was called 'ju'.
Gǔ古
rén人
bǎ把
zhè这
zhǒng种
shàn善
yú于
pá爬
shù树
de的
hóu猴
zi子
chēng称
wéi为
jū狙
。
The ancients called this tree-climbing monkey 'ju'.
Yóu由
yú于
jū狙
hěn很
cōng聪
míng明
，
gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
tā它
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
jiǎo狡
zhà诈
de的
rén人
。
Because the 'ju' was clever, ancients often used it as a metaphor for cunning people.