猴 — hu

Parts that make up 猴

How 猴 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 猴 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 犬, 侯.

Japanese words with 猴

• 沐猴もっこう monkey
• 猿猴えんこう monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa
• 金糸猴きんしこう golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
• 猿猴鶏頭えんこうげいとう love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower
• 猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつ trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
• 猿猴月を取るえんこうつきをとる to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
• 沐猴にして冠すもっこうにしてかんす to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
• 猿猴が月を取るえんこうがつきをとる to try and reach above one's station and fail; a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

Characters sharing the phonetic 侯

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 “후” in Korean.

Other hanja read “후”

Other hanja with radical 犬