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侯

hóu

hóu · hau4 (Jyutping)

  1. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  2. nobleman; high official
  3. surname Hou

hòu

  1. used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)

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Character breakdown

侯

Meaning
marquis, lord; target in archery
Radical
亻
Strokes
9
Components
⿰亻矦
Cangjie
ONMK
Four-corner
2723.4

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