TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
猴
猴 ＝ 犭 ＋ 侯
ㄏㄡˊ · hóu
noun — monkey
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a dog, a beastthe animal marker
侯聲hóu — gives the soundexact match — the same 侯 as a marquis
The dog-side (犭) marks the beast; 侯 hóu on the right carries the sound, unchanged — the same 侯 as a marquis. 猴 is the monkey: 猴子, the climbing, chattering, restless one — 頑皮猴, naughty as can be.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭獸（犭）上躥下跳，抓耳撓腮坐不住——猴。
A beast (犭) leaping up and down, scratching, never still — the monkey.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)猴、猴子— monkey常用
→猴年、頑皮猴— the Year of the Monkey; a little rascal
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
侯hóuthe sound on the right, alone — a marquis猿yuánthe lookalike — 猿 takes 袁 for the ape, 猴 takes for the monkey; both ride