Character

候

hòu HSK 1
候 hòu HSK 1
  • 1. to wait; to await
  • 2. to greet; to pay one's respects
  • 3. season; time of year
  • 4. one of the 72 traditional five-day periods into which the Chinese calendar divides the year
  • 5. situation; condition; state
  • 6. a surname
Words using 候 as hòu (11)
Structure & writing
候 hòu — to wait; to await

候 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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3 乛 zhé — hook/turning stroke component in Chinese characters
乛 is a component in 2 characters
4 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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