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an ape

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
jū
ソ、ショ
ねら.う、ねら.い
저, 처
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
犭 dog (side)+ 且 moreover =
狙 an ape
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
且 Phonetic component
qiě moreover
moreover, also (post-subject)
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless狡 sly
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
狙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狙 [jū]
macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
狙击手 [jū​jī​shǒu] #5,268
sniper
狙击手 [jū​jī​shǒu] #5,268
sniper
狙击 [jū​jī] #10,001
to snipe (shoot from hiding)
狙击 [jū​jī] #10,001
to snipe (shoot from hiding)
狙刺 [jū​cì]
to stab from hiding
猵狙 [piàn​jū]
mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head
JAPANESE WORDS (19)
⭐ 狙う [ねらう] #810
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
⭐ 狙い [ねらい] #2,480
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.)
狙撃 [そげき] #9,834
shooting
狙いを定める [ねらいをさだめる] #12,233
to take aim (at)
狙い通り [ねらいどおり] #20,230
according to plan
狙いをつける [ねらいをつける] #24,595
to take aim (at)
狙い撃ち [ねらいうち] #25,268
sharpshooting
狙撃手 [そげきしゅ] #25,510
sniper
狙い目 [ねらいめ] #37,230
one's chance
狙撃銃 [そげきじゅう] #40,622
sniper rifle
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
저격
shooting