| 1 | 猴 | 猴 | hóu | hou2 | monkey; Classifiers: 只 | | |
| 2 | 猴子 | 猴子 | hóu zi | hou2 zi5 | monkey; Classifiers: 只 | | |
| 3 | 猴皮筋 | 猴皮筋 | hóu pí jīn | hou2 pi2 jin1 | (coll.) rubber band | | |
| 4 | 猴子偷桃 | 猴子偷桃 | hóu zi tōu táo | hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 | "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other; (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls | | |
| 5 | 猴戏 | 猴戲 | hóu xì | hou2 xi4 | monkey show | | |
| 6 | 猴王 | 猴王 | hóu wáng | Hou2 wang2 | Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 | | |
| 7 | 猴头猴脑 | 猴頭猴腦 | hóu tóu hóu nǎo | hou2 tou2 hou2 nao3 | silly-faced (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 猴头菇 | 猴頭菇 | hóu tóu gū | hou2 tou2 gu1 | Hericium erinaceus | | |
| 9 | 猴儿精 | 猴兒精 | hóu r jīng | hou2 r5 jing1 | (dialect) shrewd; clever | | |
| 10 | 猴儿 | 猴兒 | hóu r | hou2 r5 | monkey | | |
| 11 | 猴拳 | 猴拳 | hóu quán | hou2 quan2 | Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art | | |
| 12 | 猴年马月 | 猴年馬月 | hóu nián mǎ yuè | hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4 | long time off; time that will never come | | |
| 13 | 猴年 | 猴年 | hóu nián | hou2 nian2 | Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004) | | |
| 14 | 猴面包树 | 猴麵包樹 | hóu miàn bāo shù | hou2 mian4 bao1 shu4 | boabab tree; monkey-bread tree; Adansonia digitata (botany) | | |
| 15 | 猴面包 | 猴麵包 | hóu miàn bāo | hou2 mian4 bao1 | see 猴面包树 | | |
| 16 | 猴急 | 猴急 | hóu jí | hou2 ji2 | impatient; to be in a rush (to do sth); anxious; fretful; agitated | | |
| 17 | 猴孩子 | 猴孩子 | hóu hái zi | hou2 hai2 zi5 | little devil | | |
| 18 | 猴儿 | 猴兒 | hóu ér | hou2 er2 | little devil | | |
| 19 | 猴痘病毒 | 猴痘病毒 | hóu dòu bìng dú | hou2 dou4 bing4 du2 | monkey pox virus | | |