侯

hóu = h + ou2

surname Hou

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

侯 = 亻 + 矢 : The marquis and Rosa Luxemburg are throwing darts at a curling stone (which resembles the strokes above 失 and is held up by Hamlet) in the outhouse's kitchen. Since the curling stone is made of granite, there is no chance that one dart will ever stick to it.

侯

hóu = h + ou2

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

侯 character breakdown

侯
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 矢
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

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

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

矢

shǐ = sh + Ø3

arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]

矢 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.

Characters with 侯 as component

候

hòu = h + ou4

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

候 = 亻 + 侯 : The marquis and Rosa Luxemburg are exhausted and want to use the outhouse's bathroom. Unfortunately Hamlet is still busy caring for his wounds, so they have to wait until he is finished. They watch all the time and inquire again and again when they will be able to use the bathroom.

喉

hóu = h + ou2

throat / larynx

喉 = 侯 + 口 : The marquis (侯) gets a mandarin (口) stuck in his throat (喉) in the outhouse (ou2), but fortunately Hamlet (h) quickly performs the Heimlich maneuver on him.

猴

hóu = h + ou2

monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

猴 = 侯 + 犭 : Hamlet (h) and a monkey (猴) are watching a huge portrait of the marquis (侯) holding a dachshund (犭) on his lap in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Hamlet recognizes the murderer of his father in him an shakes his fist at him, while the monkey mocks him by making funny faces and sticking out his tongue.

睺

hóu = h + ou2

(appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit) / half-blind (archaic)

缑

緱

go̅u = g + ou1

rope attached to a sword hilt / (archaic) hilt / sword

缑

緱

go̅u = g + ou1

surname Gou / Gou Mountain in Henan

堠

hòu = h + ou4

mounds for beacons

篌

hóu = h + ou2

(mus. instr.)

瘊

hóu = h + ou2

wart

鄇

hòu = h + ou4

place name

Words with 侯

萨

薩

sà

达

達

dá

姆

mǔ

侯

hóu

赛

賽

sài

因

yi̅n

Saddam Hussein

诸

諸

zhu̅

侯

hóu

feudal vassal / feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC / subordinate warlord / local official

诸

諸

zhu̅

侯

hóu

dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers

闽

閩

mǐn

侯

hóu

Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian