侯

hóu/hòu

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi); nobleman; high official

Ancient forms

3 forms

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hóu as in 侯门 hou2

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi)
nobleman; high official

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Hóu as in 侯门 hou2

tiānqì天气rè热de的shíhóu时侯jìzhu记住yào要duō多hē喝shuǐ水。

During hot weather, be sure to drink lots of water.

侯门hóuménnoble house
王侯wánghóuaristocracy
列侯lièhóuduke (old)
诸侯zhūhóudukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
侯爵hóujuémarquis
万户侯wànhùhóuMarquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
诸侯国zhūhóuguóvassal state
武侯祠wǔhóucítemple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (Zhū gě Liàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
侯门似海hóuménsìhǎilit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
王侯公卿wánghóugōngqīngaristocracy
武侯WǔhóuWuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 (Chéng dū shì), Sichuan
夏侯Xiàhóutwo-character surname Xiahou