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  hou4   jyutping
  hao2   pinyin
[1] [n] fine hair [2] a measure of length [3] [n] writing brush [4] [n] dime [5] a measure of weight [6] a Chinese family name


Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#82)

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was last edited on 3rd Apr 2008

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detail  si1 hou4  si1 hao2 = a tiny amount
detail  hou4 zi2   = a dime, one-tenth of a HK dollar, 0.1元
detail  hou4 mou4  hao2 wu2 = without
detail  hou4 mai5  hao2 mi3 = millimeter
detail  hou4 bat1  hao2 bu2 = hardly, not in the least, not at all
detail  tau4 hou4   = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed
detail  ji6 hou4   = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed
detail  saam1 hou4   = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed
detail  hou4 bat1 haak3 hei3  hao2 bu4 ke4 qi5 = no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)
detail  hou4 mou4 ji4 man6  hao2 wu2 yi2 wen4 = certainty; without a doubt
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