人猿

rényuán

noun #23,650

Measure Word

一只人猿 zhī

Meanings

1 anthropoid ape
2 great ape

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

人猿是与人类亲缘关系最近的动物。

Rényuán shì yǔ rénlèi qīnyuán guānxi zuì jìn de dòngwù.

Apes are the animals most closely related to humans.

HSK 7-9

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