Keyword
marquis
- lord
- target in archery
- Frequency
- #2415
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
hóu
Mnemonic
A person 亻 who might be a target 矦
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
侯
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi); nobleman; high official
诸侯
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
侯赛因
Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
侯爵
marquis
诸侯国
vassal state
夏侯
two-character surname Xiahou
王侯
aristocracy
闽侯县
Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 (FúzhōuShì), Fujian
武侯祠
temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (ZhūgěLiàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
武侯区
Wuhou, a district of Chengdu City 成都市 (ChéngdūShì), Sichuan
侯马市
Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 临汾市 (LínfénShì), Shanxi
挟天子以令诸侯
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
侯门
noble house
王侯将相
(lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom); (fig.) people of the highest rank and status; the ruling elite
万户侯
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles
列侯
duke (old); nobleman; gentry