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狲 (traditional 猻) is a phono-semantic compound: the animal radical 犭 on the left indicates a beast, and the phonetic 孙 (孫, sūn) on the right gives the sound. It serves as a specialized zoological term. The character occurs almost exclusively in the word 猢狲, a colloquial term for a macaque or monkey, often used playfully for a mischievous person. In modern zoology, it also names the Pallas's cat. Thus, 狲 designates specific mammals rather than serving as a general descriptive noun.
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