猴

• 拼音: hóu
• 汉字拆解: 猴 = 犭(animal) + 侯 (phonetic)

含义

Monkey; ape. A primate animal known for agility and cleverness.

One of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Symbolizes cleverness, agility, and sometimes mischief. Used in compounds and idioms. 猴年 is the Year of the Monkey.

例句

1. 动物园里的猴子非常活泼可爱。
2. 他是属猴的，今年是他的本命年。
3. 孩子们看到猴子表演都很兴奋。

用法指南

语境: animals, zodiac, idioms, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你属什么？我属猴。(What's your zodiac? I'm a monkey.)
• 这孩子像只小猴。(This child is like a little monkey.)

错误说法

• 你是猴 as insult (while comparing someone to a monkey can be playful with children, it can be offensive to adults)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 犭(animal radical) + 侯 (phonetic), representing the primate animal.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal