狒

狒 — bi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading: 비비 비
Romanization: bi
English: baboon
Mandarin: fèi
Japanese on'yomi: ヒ, ビ
Japanese kun'yomi: ひひ
Japanese usage: Not on either list
Strokes: 8
Radical: 犬 (94, 5 residual)
Phonetic component: 弗(불)
Unicode: U+72D2

Parts that make up 狒

⺨ 개 견variant of 犬 옆에서 본 개개와 짐승. 왼쪽에서 ⺨ 로 쓴다
弗 아닐/말[勿] 불sound 두 줄을 얽어 묶은 모양‘불·비’ 계열의 소리

How 狒 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 狒 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 犬, 弗.

Japanese words with 狒

狒々ひひ baboon; lecher; dirty old man
黄色狒狒きいろひひ yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
ゲラダ狒狒ゲラダひひ gelada (Theropithecus gelada); gelada baboon
マント狒々マントひひ hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
ギニア狒狒ギニアひひ Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
チャクマ狒狒チャクマひひ Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus); Cape baboon
アヌビス狒狒アヌビスひひ olive baboon (Papio anubis); Anubis baboon

Characters sharing the phonetic 弗

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “불” in Korean.

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Other hanja with radical 犬

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