Phonetic Reading of the Character '侯'

Animated Stroke Order of 侯：

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Stroke Sequence of the Character '侯'

Radical：亻 Strokes：9

Pinyin & Definition:

hóu	Marquis, second of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/nobleman/surname Hou/used erroneously for 候[hou4]

Related Chinese characters:

批，录，汉，脯，呵，姨，恭，质，辘，磐，

Words with Chinese Character 侯:

侯	surname Hou
侯景之乱	rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
侯爵	marquis
侯爵夫人	marquise; marchioness; marchionese; marchesa
侯赛因	Husain or Hussein (name) Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
侯门似海	lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
侯马	Houma county level city in Línfén 臨汾\|临汾
侯马市	Houma county level city in Línfén 臨汾\|临汾
侯鸟	birds of passage