náo夒（猱）
夒（猱）
archaic
literary
Meaning of 夒
夒 means a kind of monkey; macaque (archaic term); a metaphor for a cunning, fawning person who knows how to climb the social ladder. Pronounced náo.
- a kind of monkey; macaque (archaic term)
- a metaphor for a cunning, fawning person who knows how to climb the social ladder
Character Info
Radical犭
Strokes8
Stroke Order
夒
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
·
Xiǎo小
Yǎ雅
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
yán言
：
'
Wú毋
jiào教
náo猱
shēng升
mù木
。
'
The 'Minor Odes of the Kingdom' in the 'Book of Songs' says: 'Do not teach a monkey to climb a tree.'
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
cháng常
yǐ以
“
náo猱
”
zhǐ指
dài代
yī一
zhǒng种
mǐn敏
jié捷
de的
yuán猿
hóu猴
。
Ancient texts often used 'náo' to refer to a kind of agile monkey.