an ape

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

is a component form of .

且 sound component

  Sound component

qiě

  

moreover

Evolution

狙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
狙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

an ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie; macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush

Most common words with 狙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狙击手

sniper

狙击

to snipe (shoot from hiding)

macaque