• 1233rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)thick • deep or profound • kind • generous • rich or strong in flavor • to favor • to stress

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hòu (hou4)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

厚道 
丰厚 (豐厚)

Uncommon

厚实 (厚實)
厚度 
厚望 
厚积薄发 (厚積薄發)
厚脸皮 (厚臉皮)
厚重 
厚颜无耻 (厚顏無恥)
宽厚 (寬厚)
忠厚 
憨厚 
深厚 
浓厚 (濃厚)
无可厚非 (無可厚非)
脸皮厚 (臉皮厚)
醇厚 
雄厚 

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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.