Monkey in Chinese (Mandarin): 猴子 (hóuzi)
猴子
hóuzi
monkey
- Simplified
- 猴子
- Traditional
- 猴子
- Pinyin
- hóuzi
- Typed as
- houzi
Use it in a sentence
猴子爬树。
猴子爬樹。
The monkey climbs the tree.
The characters in 猴子
猴
Monkey. 犭 on the left marks an animal.
12 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
Say 子 short and light: hóu-zi. The Monkey King, 孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng), is a famous monkey in Chinese stories.
More examples with 猴子
猴子喜欢吃香蕉。
猴子喜歡吃香蕉。
Hóuzi xǐhuan chī xiāngjiāo.
Monkeys like to eat bananas.
猴子在树上跳。
猴子在樹上跳。
Hóuzi zài shù shang tiào.
The monkey jumps in the tree.
How to write 猴子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
猴 12 strokes
子 3 strokes
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