- 侯 meaning[3] in English
Surname Hou.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 侯 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , (2) , and arrow (矢)
Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人
In cangjie it is written with ONMK
How to write 侯
To write侯 you should write a combination of 亻 , 2 矢 arranged in a 吅 shape:
亻 + 2 + 矢 = 侯
侯 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 侯 should be followed in this specific way.
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 侯, looks as follow:
侯Pinyin:hou2 Shape:吅
亻Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
矢Pinyin:shi3
Meaning[3]: Arrow . Dart . Straight . To Vow . To Swear . Old Variant Of 屎[Shi3]
𠂉Pinyin:𠂉5 Shape:+
丿Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
大Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother