猿 Stroke Order

猿 (yuán) 1. A type of mammal that resembles monkeys but is larger, has no cheek pouch, and lacks a tail. Examples include orangutans, gorillas, and gibbons. 猿猴。猿人。 2. (Noun) The primary meaning: a primate that resembles monkeys in appearance. 【本义】: 灵长类动物，形态与猴相似 3. (Character creation method): A phonetic character combining the radical for dog (犬) and the sound of "yuan" (袁). The term includes "犬" because of the resemblance of apes to dogs. 【造字法】: 形声。从犬，袁声。猿似犬，故从犬。 引 (References): 1. From the "Shuowen Jiezi": "蝯善援，禺属." Commonly written as "猨、猿". 2. From "Kaogongji": "The raccoon dies if it crosses the Wen River. Note: 'the raccoon may refer to 猨, meaning the one that is good at climbing trees.'" 3. From "Shijing": "Do not instruct the climbing monkeys to ascend the trees. Comment: '猱, belongs to the 猨 category.'" 4. From "Zhuangzi": "The ape descends from the mountains and forests." 5. From "Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu's 'Chunqiu Fanlu'": "The reason for the longevity of apes is because they enjoy pulling at their tails, thus their energy surpasses others." Examples: 猿猴献果 (refers to the posture of binding one’s limbs together in front); 猿狖 (ape); 猿眩 (ape looking down from a cliff); 猿臂 (arms as long as an ape, easily maneuvered, also used metaphorically for a favorable situation in combat).