侯
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

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”