hóu nobleman; high official

Made up of [ rén Person (radical) radical 9, shǐ arrow; to vow radical 111]
Similar looking characters : hòu (wait)
Made with 9 strokes.
A person with arrow - ancient lord who possessed such expensive weapons

Related characters


Also uses rén component: bǐng (both) chàng (to initiate) ; dài (replace) ; dàn (but) ; dào (fall) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; fèn (portion) ; gōng (to provide) ; (estimate) ; (what) ; hòu (wait) ; huà (to make into) ; huá (splendid) ; huā (flower) ; jiàn (healthy) ; liǎng (pair) ; mén (s) ; (you) ; rén (humane) ; shén (what) ; (he) ; wèi (position) ; xiān (immortal) ; xìn (letter) ; (night) ; 亿 (100,000,000) ; yōu (distant) ; zhí (value) ; zhù (to live) ; zhuàn (biography) ; zuò (to do) ; zuò (to make)
Also uses shǐ component: ǎi (low) hòu (wait) ; tiě (arms) ; (doctor) ; zhī (to know) ; (clan)

Different tone

hòu (behind) ; hòu (wait)

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Proverbs

侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi A very tough task. A nobleman in ancient China would have a courtyard house with high walls and no easy entry. In any case it was also hard to get the required invitation to visit such a noble. And so represents a high physical and social barrier.