狒 (fèi): (in 狒狒) baboon

Meanings

狒狒通常群居。

Fèifèi tōngcháng qúnjū.

Baboons usually live in groups.

我们在动物园看到一群狒狒。

Wǒmen zài dòngwùyuán kàndào yì qún fèifèi.

We saw a troop of baboons at the zoo.

usage

Only used in the reduplicated 狒狒 (baboon), a large African monkey with a dog-like face. The character never appears alone.

radical

犭 quǎn

dog; beast

Left 犭 is the dog radical 犬 in left-side form, used for animals generally. It marks 狒 as a beast — here a primate.

phonetic

弗 fú

not; phonetic

Right 弗 supplies the sound (fú drifting to fèi). The same phonetic anchors 沸 (to boil) and 费 (fee, to spend).

狒 fèi