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ㄏㄡ ˋ

hòu

after

候 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as hòu in the fourth tone.

  • ㄏㄡ ˋ

    hòu

    after

    • ?

      • ㄖㄣ ˊ

        rén

        person

      • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

        gǔn

        line

    • ?

      • ?

        • ?

          • ㄈㄤ

            fāng

            box

      • ˇ

        shǐ

        arrow

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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which person will Hòu go after? Will shǐ shoot them with an arrow or make a line with a gǔn.
by Casper07x

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<after> the [hoe]down, the person took the BOX of ARROWs down the hill to practice but didn't manage to shoot any bottles *down* off the wall.
by vms5q

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Person(rén)亻 behind the line (gǔn)丨 shooting an arrow (shǐ)失 onto the box (fāng)匚 after
by zaiencabral

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 候

Definitions for 候 pronounced as hòu

  • to wait
  • to inquire after
  • to watch
  • season
  • climate
  • (old) period of five days

Vocabulary

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Collections

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HSK1 part 1

by monicadepaul 162 characters

Book 2 part 1

by Junon 168 characters

Priority

by Joeyjoefro 68 characters

First 200

by Joeyjoefro 200 characters

Random 1

by Joeyjoefro 179 characters

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