Chinese symbol for “macaque”
狙
jū
macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush
The closest CC-CEDICT match for macaque is 狙 (jū), defined as: macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “macaque”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 狙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狙击 (狙擊) | jū jī | to snipe (shoot from hiding) |
| 狙击手 (狙擊手) | jū jī shǒu | sniper; marksman |
| 狙刺 | jū cì | to stab from hiding |
| 猵狙 | piàn jū | mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head |
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.