U+7334 "猴" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+7334 "猴" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily represents the "monkey" or "ape," serving as a common logogram in East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It is composed of the radical for dog or beast (犭) on the left, indicating an animal, and a phonetic component (侯, pronounced hou) on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation. This character appears frequently in cultural contexts, most notably as one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing cleverness, agility, and mischief. It also features in the name of the legendary figure Sun Wukong, the Monkey King from the classic novel "Journey to the West," and is used in everyday terms like "猴子" (monkey) or "猴年" (Year of the Monkey).