| 水 |
shuǐ hóu zi | mythical monster that preys on swimmers |
| 水 |
Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ | water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 猴 |
hóu | monkey / CL:只 |
| 猴 |
hóu zi | monkey / CL:只 |
| 子 |
zǐ | son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi | noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |