猿 = 犭 + 袁

猿 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ape”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 袁 (robe).

Keyword: ape
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: обезьяна
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 猿 monkey

Decomposition

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犭 dog
袁 robe

How to find 猿 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “robe”. 猿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 猿 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.