Chinese Character Wiki
夒

náo

monkey

Pictograph of a monkey.

Evolution

夒 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夒 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
夒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夒 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
夒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

夒  

náo

monkey

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

匘

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

匘

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*nˤu

naw

náo

a kind of monkey


Miscellaneous

Strokes

19

Unicode

U+5912

Shuowen

“夒，貪獸也。一曰母猴，似人。从頁，已、止、夊，其手、足。”


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