| hòu | generous/thick (for flat things) |
| 厚 | thick deep or profound kind |
| 厚人薄己 | to treat others well but be frugal with oneself |
| 厚今薄古 | put stress on the present, not the past |
| 厚养薄葬 | generous care but a thrifty funeral to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral |
| 厚利 | large profits |
| 厚古薄今 | stress the past, not the present |
| 厚墩墩 | very thick |
| 厚壁孢子 | chlamydospore; akinete |
| 厚壁组织 | sclerenchyma; sclerenchy |
| 厚大衣 | a heavy overcoat |
| 厚实 | thick substantial sturdy |
| 厚层 | heavy layer; coarse bed; high seam; thick seam; thick stratum; heavy film; thick bed |
| 厚层泥岩 | argillite |
| 厚底片 | a dense negative |
| 厚度 | thickness |
| 厚待 | generous treatment |
| 厚德载福 | Great virtue carries happiness with it. |
| 厚意 | kindness |
| 厚报 | generous reward |
| 厚望 | great hopes great expectations |