náo

猱

Character · Noun

a kind of monkey mentioned in ancient texts

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a kind of monkey mentioned in ancient Chinese texts

archaic

This character is found primarily in classical literature and poetry; not used in modern, everyday language.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 “
Wú毋
jiào教
náo猱
shēng升
mù木
 。
 ”

The Book of Songs says: "Do not teach the náo to climb trees."

Gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
 ，
náo猱
shàn善
pān攀
yuán援
 。

In ancient legends, the náo was skilled at climbing.