猴

猴 U+7334, 猴 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7334 ← 猳 [U+7333] CJK Unified Ideographs 猵 → [U+7335]

Translingual

Han character

猴 (radical 94 犬+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大竹人弓大 (KHONK), four-corner 4723₄, composition ⿰犭侯)

References

• KangXi: page 715, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20553
• Dae Jaweon: page 1127, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1358, character 11
• Unihan data for U+7334

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		猴

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (侯) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
緱	*koː, *koː
侯	*ɡoː
喉	*ɡoː
猴	*ɡoː
瘊	*ɡoː
篌	*ɡoː
糇	*ɡoː
帿	*ɡoː
睺	*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
矦	*ɡoː
餱	*ɡoː
翭	*ɡoː
葔	*ɡoː
鄇	*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
鍭	*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
鯸	*ɡoː
候	*ɡoːs
堠	*ɡoːs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡoː): semantic 犭 + phonetic 侯 (OC *ɡoː).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóu (hou²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hèu
• Min Dong (BUC): gàu / hèu
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): hiô / hô͘ / kâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): hheu (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ
    • Wade-Giles: hou²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hour
    • IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (猴兒／猴儿)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊㄦ
    • Wade-Giles: hourh²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: houlr
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴
    • Yale: hàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: heuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: heu²
    • IPA: /he̯u¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gàu / hèu
    • IPA ^(key): /kau⁵³/, /hɛu⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiô
    • Tâi-lô: hiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiooi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hio²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘
    • Tâi-lô: hôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kâu
    • Tâi-lô: kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ²³/

Note:

• hiô/hô͘ - literary;
• kâu - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: gao⁵
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kâu
  • IPA ^(key): /kau⁵⁵/

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hheu (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦɜ²³/

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 猴
Mandarin	Beijing	/xou³⁵/
	Harbin	/xou²⁴/
	Tianjin	/xou⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/xou⁴²/
	Qingdao	/xou⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/xou⁴²/
	Xi'an	/xou²⁴/
	Xining	/xɯ²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xəu⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/xou⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/xɤu⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/xəu²¹³/
	Chengdu	/xəu³¹/
	Guiyang	/xəu²¹/
	Kunming	/xəu³¹/
	Nanjing	/xəɯ²⁴/
	Hefei	/xɯ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xəu¹¹/
	Pingyao	/xəu¹³/
	Hohhot	/xəu³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦɤ²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦɤ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦui²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/ɦou³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/xiu⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/siu⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/xəu¹³/
	Xiangtan	/ɦəɯ¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/hɛu²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/heu¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/heu¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/hɐu²¹/
	Nanning	/hɐu²¹/
	Hong Kong	/hɐu²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/hɔ³⁵/ /kau³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kau⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ke²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kau⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/hɔu³¹/ /kau³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦəu/▼

Rime
Character	猴
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	戸鉤切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦəu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəu/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəw/
Li Rong	/ɣu/
Wang Li	/ɣəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hóu

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter-Sagart): /*mə-ɡˤ(r)o/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoː/

Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	猴
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	hóu
Middle Chinese	‹ huw ›
Old Chinese	/*mə-ɡˤ(r)o/
English	monkey
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	猴
Reading #	1/1
No.	5141
Phonetic component	侯
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ɡoː/

Definitions

猴

1. monkey; ape
2. naughty child
3. (Min Nan) male paramour
4. (dialectal) to lean on someone; to pester someone
5. (dialectal) to squat like a monkey
6. (dialectal) naughty; clever
7. (Min Nan) skinny and dark-skinned; ugly as a monkey
8. A surname​.

Synonyms

• (monkey):

Compounds

• 卷尾猴
• 反眼猴
• 吼猴 (hǒuhóu)
• 夜猴
• 小猴子
• 尖嘴猴腮
• 弄鬼弔猴／弄鬼吊猴
• 恆河猴／恒河猴 (hénghéhóu)
• 懶猴／懒猴
• 指猴
• 木猴而冠
• 棉猴兒／棉猴儿
• 棘猴
• 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
• 殺雞嚇猴／杀鸡吓猴 (shājīxiàhóu)
• 殺雞給猴看／杀鸡给猴看 (shā jī gěi hóu kàn)
• 殺雞駭猴／杀鸡骇猴
• 沐猴 (mùhóu)
• 沐猴冠冕
• 沐猴而冠
• 沐猴衣冠
• 海底猴兒／海底猴儿

• 潑猴／泼猴
• 狐猴 (húhóu)
• 猴兒／猴儿 (hóur)
• 猴兒崽子／猴儿崽子
• 猴兒精／猴儿精
• 猴子 (hóuzi)
• 猴子似的
• 猴子屁股
• 猴子扮戲／猴子扮戏
• 猴孫王／猴孙王
• 猴崽子
• 猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)
• 猴急
• 猴戲／猴戏
• 猴拳
• 猴棗／猴枣 (hóuzǎo)
• 猴猻／猴狲
• 猴皮筋
• 猴筋兒／猴筋儿
• 猴頭／猴头
• 猴頭菇／猴头菇 (hóutóugū)

• 猴頭菌／猴头菌
• 猴類／猴类
• 猿猴 (yuánhóu)
• 猿猴取月
• 獅虎豹鱉猴狗象鹿／狮虎豹鳖猴狗象鹿
• 獮猴／狝猴
• 獼猴／猕猴 (míhóu)
• 獼猴桃／猕猴桃 (míhóutáo)
• 瘦皮猴
• 皮猴戲／皮猴戏
• 眼鏡猴／眼镜猴 (yǎnjìnghóu)
• 紅毛猴／红毛猴 (hóngmáohóu)
• 絹猴／绢猴
• 羊毛猴
• 耍猴兒／耍猴儿
• 衣冠沐猴
• 調猴兒／调猴儿
• 貓猴／猫猴
• 金絲猴／金丝猴
• 長尾猴／长尾猴
• 非洲綠猴／非洲绿猴

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Japanese

Kanji

猴

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. monkey

Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō), ご (go)
• Kun: さる (saru)

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Korean

Hanja

猴 • (hu) (hangeul 후)

1. monkey, macaque

Derived terms

Derived terms

• • 다래 (darae)
  • 등리 (藤梨, deungri) literally, vine pear

• 미후도 (mihudo) (獼猴桃, mihudo) kiwifruit, Chinese gooseberry, literally, macaque peach
  Synonyms:
  • 양도 (羊桃, yangdo) literally, goat peach

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Vietnamese

Han character

猴 (hầu)

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