hòu = h + ou4
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
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How to pronounce 候

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

候 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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hóu = h + ou2
surname Hou
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hóu = h + ou2
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official
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hóu = h + ou2
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman; high official
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Characters with 候 as component

候 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 候

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time / length of time / moment / period

Sentences with 候

dào
ge
shí
hou

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hòu

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

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