Vita:侯

Parts

• 侯 1639 marquis
  • 人 951 person
  • ？ * key
  • 矢 1220 dart
    • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • 天 428 heavens (heaven)
      • 一 1 ceiling (one, floor)
      • 大 107 St Bernard dog (large)

Usage in other kanji

• 侯 1639 marquis
  • 候 1640 climate

KANJIDIC Entry

• 侯 3874 U4faf B9 G8 S9 XJ14F46 F2363 N443 V211 H98 DK74 L1639 K2014 O777 DO1479 MN633 MP1.0762 E1256 IN1924 DJ1876 DG95 P1-2-7 I2a7.21 Q2723.4 DR2163 Yhou2 Yhou4 Whu コウ {marquis} {lord} {daimyo}

EDICT Entries

• 王侯 [おうこう] / (n) king and princes / noble rank / (P) /
• 侯 [こう] / (n,n-suf) marquis / lord / daimyo / (P) /
• 侯爵 [こうしゃく] / (n) marquis / marquess / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1756 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 侯 => 亻, No glyph available

Radical

• 侯 => 亻 (human) , No glyph available (N/A) , 矢 (arrow)

Graphical

• 侯 => ㇒,丨,匚,丿,一,人,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Hou2 - surname Hou
2. hou2 - marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/nobleman or high official

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 侯

Medium Frequency

• 武侯区 (武侯區)
• 武侯祠
• 王侯
• 诸侯 (諸侯)
• 闽侯 (閩侯)

Appears In

• 侯 also appears in:
• 喉猴糇缑篌堠睺瘊餱翭緱葔