扈 (hù) — (bound form) retainer, attendant (in 扈从)

Definition

Bound classical morpheme meaning 'retainer / attendant'; never used alone — it appears only as the first character of 扈从 (hùcóng, 'retinue, entourage of attendants').

bound form

(bound form) retainerattendant (in 扈从)

Examples

，扈。
Gǔ dài guì zú chū xíng shí, cháng yǒu hù cóng gēn suí.
When ancient nobles traveled, they were often followed by retainers.
扈。
Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le xǔ duō hù cóng hù zhǔ de chǎng jǐng.
The novel describes many scenes of retainers protecting their master.
扈。
Zhè wèi jiāng jūn de hù cóng gè gè wǔ yì gāo qiáng.
Every one of this general's retainers was highly skilled in martial arts.

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