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狒

fèi
noun #69,303

Meanings

  1. 1 baboon (in 狒狒)

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
狒狒通常群居。
Fèifèi tōngcháng qúnjū.
Baboons usually live in groups.

Tips

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

Components

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).

Stroke Order

狒 fèi