猢狲

猢猻
húsūn
noun #85,895

Meanings

  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 macaque

Examples

HSK 7-9
Miào hòu de shānlín lǐ zhù zhe yì qún húsūn.
A troop of monkeys lives in the woods behind the temple.
HSK 7-9
Zài 《 Xīyóujì 》 lǐ, tiānshàng de shénxiān dōu ná zhè zhī húsūn méi bànfǎ.
In Journey to the West, not even the gods of heaven can do anything with this monkey.

Tips

culture
Now heard mostly in 树倒猢狲散 'when the tree falls the monkeys scatter', said of hangers-on who desert a fallen patron. 孙悟空 took his surname from it: remove the animal radical from 狲 and 孙 is left.

Stroke Order

猢 hú
狲 sūn