侯 (hóu) — (surname) Hou; (historical) marquis

Definition

A literary/archaic noun for a 'marquis' (one of the five ranks of ancient Chinese nobility: 公、侯、伯、子、男). More commonly seen today as the surname Hóu.

noun

(surname) Hou(historical) marquis

侯。
Wǒ xìng hóu.
My surname is Hou.
侯。
hóu Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de jiào shòu.
Mr. Hou is our professor.
、侯、、、。
Gǔ dài wǔ děng jué wèi bāo kuò gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán.
The five ancient ranks of nobility were duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.

Pictograph

六书liùshū

象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

侯 comes from a picture of a target for arrows.

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