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The character "猿" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the animal radical "犭" and the phonetic component "袁", which together designate the term for ape or monkey. This structural arrangement is consistent in the traditional form of the character. Etymologically, the character has always referred to primates, and its meaning has not expanded or shifted beyond this zoological sense over time.
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那只猿很可爱。
猿在森林里生活。
猿人会使用工具。
科学家研究猿的行为。
猿猴的种类有很多。
这只猿学会了打开箱子。
猿类与人类有共同的祖先。
通过观察猿，我们可以了解早期人类的进化。