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Animated Stroke Order 候

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How to write 候 — animated stroke order

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4.

How to Use 候

Waiting and Attending

X + 候

In words about waiting or serving, 候 carries the sense of waiting or attending to someone.

等候 • děng hòu • to wait; await; expect • HSK 6

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 候

时候 • shí hou • [duration of] time

HSK 1

shí时

hou

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

zǒng总

tǒng统

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén

Information

Pinyinhòu

Meaningto wait; to observe; to inquire

Strokes10

Radical亻

Traditional候

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#36

Zhuyinㄏㄡˋ

UnicodeU+5019

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děng等

hòu候

to wait; await; expect

守候 • shǒu hòu • Wait for / Keep watch • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shǒu守

hòu候

Wait for / Keep watch

伺候 • cì hòu • wait upon; serve • HSK 6

HSK 6

cì伺

hòu候

wait upon; serve

侍候 • shì hòu • Wait on • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shì侍

hòu候

Wait on

Candidacy and Selection

候 + X

In words about candidacy, 候 indicates being a candidate or awaiting selection.

候选 • hòu xuǎn • be a candidate; run for office • HSK 6

HSK 6

hòu候

xuǎn选

be a candidate; run for office

候选人 • hòu xuǎn rén • Candidate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

Candidate

候

[duration of] time

小时候 • xiǎo shí hou • in one's childhood

HSK 3.0 · L2

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

in one's childhood

气候 • qì hòu • climate

HSK 4

qì气

hòu候

climate

问候 • wèn hòu • send one's greetings to

HSK 5

wèn问

hòu候

send one's greetings to

火候 • huǒ hou • degree of doneness

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huǒ火

hou候

degree of doneness

人

zhī之

yī一

。

He is one of the presidential candidates

mā妈

mā妈

shì侍

hòu候

wǒ我

chī吃

fàn饭

。

Mom serves me food.

wǒ我

zài在

chē车

zhàn站

děng等

hòu候

péng朋

yǒu友

。

I am waiting for my friend at the station

xiàn现

zài在

shì是

chī吃

fàn饭

de的

shí时

hòu候

。

It's time to eat now.

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

qì气

hòu候

fēi非

cháng常

yí宜

rén人

。

The climate here is very pleasant

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Characters pronounced "hou".

侯hóumarquis, lord; target in archery
逅hòumeet unexpectedly
厚hòuthick
猴hóumonkey
吼hǒuroar; howl
喉hóuthroat

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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