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侯
hóu
1. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility [[五等爵位<wǔděngjuéwèi>]]
2. nobleman or high official
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

侯
hóu
marquis, lord; target in archery
9 丶

Compound Words (20)

侯门
hóumén
noble house
诸侯
zhūhóu
feudal vassal
武侯
Wǔhóu
Wuhou district of Chengdu city [[成都市<Chéngdūshì>]], Sichuan
闽侯
Mǐnhóu
Minhou county in Fuzhou [[福州<Fúzhōu>]], Fujian
侯马
Hóumǎ
Houma county level city in Linfen [[臨汾|临汾<Línfén>]], Shanxi
王侯
wánghóu
aristocracy
侯爵
hóujué
marquis
闽侯县
Mǐnhóuxiàn
Minhou county in Fuzhou [[福州<Fúzhōu>]], Fujian
侯赛因
Hóusàiyīn
Husain or Hussein (name)
侯马市
Hóumǎshì
Houma county level city in Linfen [[臨汾|临汾<Línfén>]], Shanxi
宗圣侯
Zōngshènghóu
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
武侯区
Wǔhóuqū
Wuhou district of Chengdu city [[成都市<Chéngdūshì>]], Sichuan
武侯祠
wǔhóucí
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang [[諸葛亮|诸葛亮]] (many of them in different town)
症侯群
zhènghóuqún
erroneous variant of [[症候群]], syndrome
万户侯
wànhùhóu
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
诸侯国
zhūhóuguó
vassal state
侯景之乱
HóuJǐngzhīluàn
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties [[南朝梁]] in 548
王侯公卿
wánghóugōngqīng
aristocracy
侯门似海
hóuménsìhǎi
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
挟天子以令诸侯
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

Alternate Entries

侯
Hóu
surname Hou

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,755
Word Frequency Rank
5,370 of 84,292