The Chinese Radical: 侯


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Meaning
marquis, nobleman    侯

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
wait, later, season, expect, visit, weather
hòu
In the middle vertically: stick , left and right: marquis (The person to whom another person with an arrow bows down, is a marquis.) - Here: ユ as variation of: work, craft
When a person takes a stick to craft/carve it into an arrow, you need to wait (until a later season).  
JLPT HSK 5
monkey
hóu
Left: wild animal (dog on the hind legs), right: marquis (The person to whom another person with an arrow bows down, is a marquis.)
A wild animal acting like a marquis is: the monkey.  
JLPT HSK 6
throat, larynx
hóu
Left: mouth , right: marquis (The person to whom another person with an arrow bows down, is a marquis.)
Also the mouth of a marquis ends in a throat.  
JLPT no HSK
marquis, nobleman or high official
hóu
Left: person , right: 矦 (var. of bent person and arrow )
The person to whom another person with an arrow bows, is: a marquis.  

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