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