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Chinese symbol for “gibbon”

长臂猿
cháng bì yuán
Traditional: 長臂猿
gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gibbon is 长臂猿 (cháng bì yuán), defined as: gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

长 cháng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes
臂 bì
arm
radical 130 ⾁ · 17 strokes
猿 yuán
ape
radical 94 ⽝ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 长臂猿.

WordPinyinMeaning
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
长期 (長期)cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
部长 (部長)bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
成长 (成長)chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow
市长 (市長)shì zhǎngmayor
家长 (家長)jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head
手臂shǒu bìarm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
双臂 (雙臂)shuāng bìarms; both arms
猿人yuán rénapeman

See also: Japanese symbol for “gibbon”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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