矦 - Dong Chinese dictionary

hóu

target (archery)

Pictograph of an arrow (矢) hitting a target (厂). Variant of 侯.

Components

厂 Iconic component

hǎn, chǎng

cliff, (roof)

Here used to represent a target.

矢 Iconic component

shǐ

arrow

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hóu

target in archery; old variant of 侯[hóu]

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

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