hóu侯
侯
name
common
Meaning of 侯
侯 means marquis; second rank of the five feudal peerages; noble; aristocrat; person of high rank. Pronounced hóu.
- marquis; second rank of the five feudal peerages
- noble; aristocrat; person of high rank
- Hóu; a Chinese surname
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes9
Components
亻
侯
Stroke Order
侯
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
hóu侯
jué爵
de的
dì地
wèi位
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
。
In ancient times, the status of a marquis was very high.
Tā他
bèi被
fēng封
wéi为
wàn万
hù户
hóu侯
。
He was enfeoffed as a marquis of ten thousand households.
Gōng公
jué爵
hé和
hóu侯
jué爵
dōu都
shì是
gāo高
jí级
guì贵
zú族
。
Dukes and marquises are both high-ranking nobles.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
hóu侯
jué爵
de的
shèng盛
dà大
yàn宴
huì会
。
This painting depicts the grand banquet of a marquis.
Hóu侯
jué爵
de的
lǐng领
dì地
tōng通
cháng常
hěn很
guǎng广
kuò阔
。
The territory of a marquis is usually very vast.