候

to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

surname Hou

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman; high official

to serve / to wait upon

to serve / to wait upon

when? / at what time?

to wait (literary)

to wait for a train or bus

-elect / designate / (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)

to await orders / to be on call

(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

Chinese restaurant syndrome