hòu
wait
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 矦 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
hòu
wait; expect; visit; greet; to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
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