- 候 meaning[3] in English
To Wait.
To Inquire After.
To Watch.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 候 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and surname Hou (侯)
Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人
In cangjie it is written with OLNK
How to write 候
To write候 you should write a combination of 亻 , 侯 arranged in a 吅 shape:
亻 + 侯 = 候
候 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 候 should be followed in this specific way.
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 候, looks as follow:
候Pinyin:hou4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Wait . To Inquire After . To Watch . Season . Climate . (Old) Period Of Five Days
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]
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