Monkey (zodiac)

Monkey
"Monkey" in regular Chinese characters
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhóu
Wade–Gileshou2
IPA[xǒʊ]
Hakka
Romanizationhèu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhàuh
Jyutpinghau4
IPA[hɐw˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJkâu
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*mə-ɡˤ(r)o
Zodiac monkey, showing the hóu (猴) character for monkey

The monkey () is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The year of the monkey is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol .