- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
The character 候 hòu
HSK words with 候
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 那时候 nà shíhou at that time
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 这时候 zhè shíhòu at this time
- 气候 qìhòu climate
- 问候 wènhòu to greet
- 等候 děnghòu to wait for
- 伺候 cìhou to serve; to wait on
- 候选人 hòuxuǎnrén candidate
- 火候 huǒhou degree of heating; timing; level of maturity
- 侍候 shìhòu to serve; to attend to
- 守候 shǒuhòu to wait for; to keep watch