侯 (Hóu): surname Hou, nobleman, high official
侯 (Hóu) is a Chinese character meaning “surname hou.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 亻 (person). It ranks #2827 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Hou
- nobleman
- high official
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侯爵 | hóu jué | marquis |
| 萨达姆·侯赛因 | sà dá mǔ hóu sài yīn | Saddam Hussein |
| 侯赛因 | hóu sài yīn | Husain or Hussein (name) |
| 诸侯 | zhū hóu | dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor |
| 王侯 | wáng hóu | aristocracy |
| 夏侯 | xià hóu | two-character surname Xiahou |
| 侯门 | hóu mén | noble house |
| 侯门似海 | hóu mén sì hǎi | lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom) |
| 侯马市 | hóu mǎ shì | Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 胜者王侯败者寇 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu | the winners become princes and marquises |
| 胜者王侯败者贼 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi | see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4] |
| 侯景之乱 | hóu jǐng zhī luàn | rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548 |
| 挟天子以令诸侯 | xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu | (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals |
| 武侯区 | wǔ hóu qū | Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan |
| 闽侯 | mǐn hòu | see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[Min3 hou4 Xian4] |
侯 appears in 26 compound words: 27 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 35 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 侯.
Example Sentences
这位老侯虽然年过八旬，但身体依然硬朗。
zhè wèi lǎo Hóu suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tǐ yī rán yìng lǎng .
Although Mr. Hou is over eighty, he is still in good health.
国会代表和人民议会代表选举:宣光省委书记侯阿令谈祖国边疆“山河盛会”筹备工作
guó huì dài biǎo hé rén mín yì huì dài biǎo xuǎn jǔ : xuān guāng shěng wěi shū jì Hóu ā lìng tán zǔ guó biān jiāng shān hé shèng huì chóu bèi gōng zuò
Elections for National Assembly and People’s Council Representatives: Hou A-ling, Secretary of the Xuan Quang Provincial Party Committee, Discusses Preparations for the “Grand Festival of Mountains and Rivers” on the Nation’s Frontier
侯友宜谈免费营养午餐、育儿减工时 “须审慎...
Hóu yǒu yí tán miǎn fèi yíng yǎng wǔ cān , yù ér jiǎn gōng shí xū shěn shèn . . .
Hou You-yi on free school lunches and reduced working hours for parents: "We must proceed with caution..."
侯友宜行动治理聚焦三莺线噪音 捷运局将采分...
Hóu yǒu yí háng dòng zhì lǐ jù jiāo sān yīng xiàn zào yīn jié yùn jú jiāng cǎi fēn . . .
Hou You-yi's Action Plan Targets Noise Along the Sanying Line; MRT Bureau to Implement...
东西问·马年说马丨赵艺博:海昏侯墓中的“马蹄金”缘何而来?
dōng xī wèn mǎ nián shuō mǎ 丨 zhào yì bó : hǎi hūn Hóu mù zhōng de mǎ 蹄 jīn yuán hé ér lái ?
"Questions About the East and West: Talking About Horses in the Year of the Horse" | Zhao Yibo: Where Did the "Horse-Hoof Gold" from the Tomb of the Marquis of Haihun Come From?
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