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:

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


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Words with Chinese Character 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