"侯" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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侯
Trad. 侯
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 亻ユ矢
亻 + 2矢
Prononciation
Mandarin hóu; hòu
Entry Methods
Pinyin hou2; hou4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 ONMK
人弓一乂
Sijiao 2723.4
Wubi WNTD
CNS 11643 1-4F6C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+4FAF
GB2312 BAEE
BIG5 AB4A
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Results for 侯
侯 hóu marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / nobleman / high official
侯 hòu used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)
Results beginning with 侯
侯爵 hóu jué marquis
侯马 Hóu mǎ Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
侯门 hóu mén noble house
侯赛因 Hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
侯君集 hóu jūn jí Hou
侯马市 Hóu mǎ shì Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea / there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
侯景之乱 Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 / in 548
侯门似海 hóu mén - sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom) / fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people
Approximate Results for 侯
诸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers
夏侯 xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou
王侯 wáng hóu aristocracy
列侯 liè hóu duke (old) / nobleman / gentry
闽侯 Mǐn hòu Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
闽侯 Mǐn hóu Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
武侯 Wǔ hóu Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
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诸侯国 zhū hóu guó vassal state
武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
邓锡侯 dèng xí hóu Deng
闽侯县 Mǐn hóu xiàn Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
闽侯县 Mǐn hòu Xiàn Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
万户侯 wàn hù hóu Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households) / high nobles
武侯区 Wǔ hóu qū Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
症侯群 zhèng hóu qún erroneous variant of 症候群, syndrome
宗圣侯 Zōng shèng hóu hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
王侯公卿 wáng hóu gōng qīng aristocracy
萨达姆侯赛因 sà dá mǔ hòu sài yīn Saddam Hussein
挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
萨达姆・侯赛因 Sà dá mǔ · Hóu sài yīn Saddam Hussein
萨达姆·侯赛因 Sà dá mǔ · Hóu sài yīn Saddam Hussein
胜者王侯败者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu the winners become princes and marquises / the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom) / history is written by the victors
胜者王侯败者贼 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
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