侯 hóu

ㄏㄡˊ

常用国字9 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位

2nobleman; high official

3used in 閩侯|闽侯 (the name of a place in Fujian)

Etymology

pictographic · A person 亻 who might be a target 矦

Radical

亻 · man, person; people

Composition

⿰亻矦

Writing

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Words with 侯

诸侯zhūhóu 王侯wánghóu 侯爵hóujué 诸侯国zhūhóuguó 武侯祠wǔhóucí 万户侯wànhùhóu 挟天子以令诸侯xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu

Often confused with

候 vs 侯

Sounds like: hou2