人猿

rényuán

noun #23,650

Measure Word

一只人猿 zhī

Meanings

1 anthropoid ape
2 great ape

Characters

Examples

人猿是与人类亲缘关系最近的动物。

Rényuán shì yǔ rénlèi qīn yuán guānxi zuìjìn de dòngwù.

Apes are the animals most closely related to humans.

黑猩猩是一种人猿。

Hēixīngxīng shì yī zhǒng rényuán.

Chimpanzees are a type of great ape.

Tips

memory

人 (person) + 猿 (ape) — literally 'human-ape', reflecting evolutionary kinship. The character 猿 has the animal radical 犭on the left.

Stroke Order

人 rén

猿 yuán