粵

Cantonese · Jyutping

Mandarin · Pinyin

  • hóu
  • Hóu
  • hòu

English

  1. marquis, lord
  2. surname Hou
  3. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  4. used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)
  5. a surname, usually transliterated as "Hau"
  6. target in archery
  7. nobleman; high official
  8. a marquess; a noble

粵語

  1. 姓
  2. 古代五等貴族裏邊第二等;亦泛指各級貴族

Decomposition

Structure

IDS

⿰亻⿱ユ矢

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Words containing 侯

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