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候

hòu

hòu · hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. to wait
  2. to inquire after
  3. to watch
  4. season
  5. climate
  6. (old) period of five days

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

候

Meaning
wait; expect; visit; greet
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻矦
Cangjie
OLNK
Four-corner
2723.4

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