狒狒

fèifèi
noun #16,423

Meanings

  1. 1 baboon

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dòngwùyuán lǐ de fèifèi zhèngzài hùxiāng zhuā shīzi.
The baboons at the zoo are grooming each other for lice.
HSK 7-9
Fèifèi shì qúnjū dòngwù, shèhuì jiégòu hěn fùzá.
Baboons are social animals with complex social structures.

Tips

memory
Both characters use the (dog/animal) radical with as the phonetic component. The doubling pattern is common in animal names: 猩猩 (orangutan), 蛐蛐 (cricket).

Stroke Order

fèi