侯 (hau4 hau6 | hou4 hou2) : grades of the nobility; target

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侯

hau4 hau6

hou4 hou2

[1] the second of the five grades of the nobility [2] the target in archery [3] [n] marquis; nobleman; high official [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

侯

Don't confuse with:
候

This character was added by sheik on and last edited on 17th Oct 2009 17:16

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侯機室 hau6 gei1 sat1 hou4 ji1 shi4 = departure lounge (airport)

侯馬 hau4 maa5 hou2 ma3 = Houma (city in Shanxi)

侯湘婷 hau4 soeng1 ting4 hou2 xiang1 ting2 = Angie Hou (a.k.a, Angel Hou, Hou Hsiang Ting)

薩達姆侯賽因 saat3 daat6 mou5 hau4 coi3 jan1 = Saddam Hussein

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Decimal representation of this word: 侯
Unicode code for this character: U+4faf (off-site link)

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