猕 (mí): (in 猕猴) macaque

Meanings

深山里住着一群猕猴。

Shēn shān lǐ zhù zhe yīqún míhóu.

There is a group of macaques living deep in the mountain.

动物园里的猕猴活泼可爱。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ de míhóu huópo kě'ài.

Macaques at the zoo are lively and adorable.

usage

Used in 猕猴 (macaque), one of the most common monkeys in China. 猕猴桃 (literally macaque peach) is the Chinese name for kiwifruit.

radical

犭 quǎn

dog; animal

The beast radical, a left-side form of 犬. It marks this as an animal, here a kind of monkey rather than a literal dog.

phonetic

弥 mí

full; extensive

Supplies the sound, 弥 giving mí directly. It carries no meaning here; it is the purely phonetic part of this animal character.

猕 mí