Taxonomy of meanings for 猿:　　

  • 猿 yuán (OC: ɢʷan MC: ɦʷiɐn) 雨元切 平 廣韻：【同蝯 】
  • 猿 yuán (OC: ɢʷan MC: ɦʷiɐn) 雨元切 平 廣韻：【俗猨 】
  • 猿 yuán (OC: ɢʷan MC: ɦʷiɐn) 雨元切 平 廣韻：【蝯猴五百歳化爲玃爾雅曰猱蝯善援 】
    • MONKEY
      • nmonkey œ�
      • nkind of money
      • nmonkey

    Additional information about 猿

    說文解字:

      Criteria
    • MONKEY

      1. Hóu 猴 is a general term for small monkeys.

      2. Yuán 猿 is a general term for large monkeys.

      3. Jū/qū 狙 refers to a macaque.

      4. Yù 禺 is a kind of orang-utan with red eyes and a long tail.

      5. Xīng 猩 refers to an orang-utan.

      6. Yù 狖 refers to a large monkey with a long tail.

      7. Róng 狨 refers to a golden monkey.

      8. Wèi 蜼 refers to a kind of a large monkey with a long tail and a nose facing upward.

      9. Náo 蝚 refers to a kind of a large monkey that is skillful in climbing.

      10. Jué 玃 refers to a large monkey.