侯 hóu

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Traditional form

侯 hóu

Contains the radical

亻 rén

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A person 亻 rén who might be a target 矦 hóu

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿰亻矦

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 rén represents the meaning and 矦 hóu represents the sound.

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好 hǎo 的 de , 先生 Xiānsheng . 一 yī 杯 bēi 甜 tián 苦艾 kǔ aì 酒 jiǔ , 请 qǐng 稍 shāo 侯 hóu .

Certainly, sir. A Sweet Vermouth. Just a moment, please.

将军 Jiāngjūn 起初 qǐchū 愣愣地 de 对 duì 侯恩瞅 chǒu 了 le 半晌 bàn shǎng .

The General had looked at Hearn blankly.

各 gè 诸侯 zhū hóu , 举 jǔ 袁绍 Yuán Shào 为 wéi 盟主, 带 dài 各路兵马 bīng mǎ 杀 shā 向 Xiàng 洛阳 Luò yáng ,讨伐 tǎo fá 董 Dǒng 贼 zéi .

Yuan Shao , the leader of an opposition force , led a punitive expedition to L & # 252 ; oyang, the capital.

Explore 19 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 侯 hóu in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
侯 hóu	nobleman or high official	侯 hóu
诸侯 zhū hóu	feudal vassal	諸侯
侯爵 hóu jué	marquis	侯爵 hóu jué
侯赛因 Hóu sài yīn	Husain or Hussein (name)	侯賽因
武侯 Wǔ hóu	Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 Chéng dū shì [Chéngdūshì], Sichuan	武侯 Wǔ hóu
萨达姆 Sà dá mǔ ·侯赛因 Hóu sài yīn	Saddam Hussein	薩達姆·侯賽因
王侯 wáng hóu	aristocracy	王侯 wáng hóu
闽侯 Mǐn hóu	Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州 Fú zhōu [Fúzhōu], Fujian	閩侯
武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí	refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū	武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí
诸侯国 zhū hóu guó	vassal state	諸侯國
闽侯县 Mǐn hóu xiàn	Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州 Fú zhōu [Fúzhōu], Fujian	閩侯縣
列侯 liè hóu	duke (old)	列侯 liè hóu
侯马 Hóu mǎ	Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾\|临汾 Lín fén [Línfén], Shanxi	侯馬
侯马市 Hóu mǎ shì	Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾\|临汾 Lín fén [Línfén], Shanxi	侯馬市
挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu	(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals	挾天子以令諸侯
万户侯 wàn hù hóu	high nobles	萬戶侯
侯景之乱 Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn	rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 Nán cháo Liáng in 548	侯景之亂
侯门 hóu mén	noble house	侯門
宗圣侯 Zōng shèng hóu	hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants	宗聖侯