猩 meaning and stroke order
Ape, orangutan
How to write 猩, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 猩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ape
How 猩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Animal.
犭 gives the meaning and 星 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 猩
猩 combines the animal radical 犭 with 星 (xīng, star), which gives the sound. Picture an ape staring up at the stars at night.
猩 almost never appears alone. It is used in the doubled word 猩猩 (xīngxing) and in names of great apes like 大猩猩 (dàxīngxing, gorilla) and 黑猩猩 (hēixīngxing, chimpanzee). Example: 动物园里有一只大猩猩。(Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī dàxīngxing.) There is a gorilla at the zoo.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 猩 with 腥 (xīng, fishy smell), which has the same sound and the same 星 part but uses the flesh radical 月. Remember that the animal radical 犭 marks the ape.
Common words with 猩
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
猩 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 猩
How many strokes are in 猩?
猩 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 猩 mean?
猩 (xīng) means ape, orangutan. A common word with it is 猩猩 (xīngxing), meaning "orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin".
How do you pronounce 猩?
猩 is pronounced xīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 猩?
The radical of 猩 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 猩 under this radical.
Is 猩 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 猩 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 猩猩, 大猩猩 and 黑猩猩?
猩猩 usually means orangutan, 大猩猩 means gorilla, and 黑猩猩 means chimpanzee. In casual speech 猩猩 can also be used loosely for apes in general.
How is the second 猩 in 猩猩 pronounced?
In 猩猩 the second syllable is normally read in the neutral tone, so it sounds like xīngxing. The first syllable keeps its first tone.