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The character 猢 is a phono-semantic compound that denotes a macaque or monkey and appears almost exclusively in the compound word 猢狲 (húsūn). Its construction joins the animal radical 犭, which categorizes it among beasts, with the phonetic component 胡 (hú) indicating pronunciation. 猢狲 is a colloquial and somewhat literary term; when used metaphorically for people, particularly children, it conveys a playful or slightly derogatory sense of being hyperactive or mischievous.
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