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title: "Houzi Meaning: 猴子 (hóuzi) Means “monkey”"
description: "猴子 (hóuzi) means “monkey”. Hear its tones, see what 猴 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 猴子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

猴子 hóuzi

## monkey

## Its characters

1. 猴 hóu monkey
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

猴子喜欢吃香蕉。 Monkeys like to eat bananas.

山上有很多**猴子**，它们都是石猴的好朋友。

From [美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-1#library-word-353-355)

[More about 猴子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8C%B4%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 猴 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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