Hóu

surname Hou

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Hóusurname Hou
  • hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]; nobleman or high official

4Common Words with

侯景之乱Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn

rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548

侯爵hóu jué

marquis

侯赛因Hóu sài yīn

Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003

侯门hóu mén

noble house

侯门似海hóu mén sì hǎi

lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)

侯马Hóu mǎ

Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi

Other Characters Pronounced “hou”