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候
hòu
to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet
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亻 (person) provides meaning, 矦 provides pronunciation
HSK 1
10 strokes
Very Common (3%)
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⿰亻矦
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 候 (75)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
时候
↗
shíhou
time / length of time / moment / period
1
shíhou
时候
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HSK 1
time / length of time / moment / period
气候
↗
qìhòu
climate / atmosphere / situation / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
4
qìhòu
气候
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HSK 4
climate / atmosphere / situation / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
问候
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wènhòu
to give one's respects / to send a greeting
5
wènhòu
问候
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HSK 5
to give one's respects / to send a greeting
等候
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děnghòu
to wait / to wait for
6
děnghòu
等候
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HSK 6
to wait / to wait for
伺候
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cìhòu
to serve / to wait upon
6
cìhòu
伺候
↗
HSK 6
to serve / to wait upon
候选
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hòuxuǎn
candidate (attributive)
6
hòuxuǎn
候选
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HSK 6
candidate (attributive)
候
↗
hòu
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
hòu
候
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to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
恭候
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gōnghòu
to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
gōnghòu
恭候
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to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
全天候
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quántiānhòu
all-weather
quántiānhòu
全天候
↗
all-weather
侍候
↗
shìhòu
to serve / to wait upon
shìhòu
侍候
↗
to serve / to wait upon