恒河猴

Traditional form:

恆河猴

Pinyin (reading):

Hénghéhóu

Definitions:

• rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
• rhesus monkey
• lit. river Ganges monkey of north India

Characters:

• 恒 - constant, persistent, regular
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 猴 - monkey, ape; like a monkey

Traditional characters:

• 恆 - constant, persistent, regular
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 猴 - monkey, ape; like a monkey