Zi:猴

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[hóu] (猴​ hóuzi) monkey; (HDZ:) 猴​; ​猴​ (猴​); (​) cf. ​; (​) ​, ​

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

²hóu(r) {E} n.monkey M: ²zhī 只clever/smart chaps.v. naughty and impish

The Shuōwén Seal form of 猴(​) hóu ‘monkey’ (​) combines ​(​ quǎn) ‘dog’ (long canine teeth), and ​(​) hóu (phonosemantic).
    Compare: ​(​𠊱) hòu ‘spy/scout/watch’.
    Compare: 猴​ hóuzi ‘monkey’ (猴​ hóusūn); ​/​ hú ‘macaque’ (​=​ húsūn).
►references: Karlgren:GSR113g; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.1358.11; Mathews:2139; Guǎngyùn:212.13; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:715.17; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:237.1.05; EDOC:1
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►Cantonese: hauh\
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