• 1754th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
humanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (Hou2)surname Hou
2. hóu (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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

武侯区 (武侯區)
诸侯 (諸侯)

Uncommon

侯爵 
侯马 (侯馬)
武侯 
武侯祠 
王侯 
闽侯 (閩侯)
闽侯县 (閩侯縣)

RareShow 13

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.