sūn
狲
see 猢狲 (monkey)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
monkey; macaque (used in 猢狲)
This character appears almost exclusively in the word 猢狲 (hú sūn), meaning 'monkey' or 'macaque'. It is a variant form of 狲, which is the simplified form used in modern Standard Chinese.
Shù树
dǎo倒
hú猢
sūn狲
sàn散
。
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
Shān山
zhōng中
wú无
lǎo老
hǔ虎
，
hóu猴
zi子
chēng称
dà大
wáng王
。
When there is no tiger in the mountains, the monkeys claim to be king.