候
U+5019
10 STROKES
Entry·pron. hòu
ㄏㄡˋ
“to wait; to inquire after or visit someone; to watch; a season or period of time; climate; to diagnose or examine (medical).”
Taiwan rank
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Radical
人human
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Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 時候time; a moment or period of time; a point in time; a season or occasion; a span of time
- 候選人candidate; a person nominated or standing for election to a position.
- 有時候sometimes; occasionally; at times
- 氣候climate; prevailing conditions in human affairs; a period; time; season; ability, level of skill
- 小時候ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋin one's childhood; when one was young; during early years
- 等候to wait; to wait for; to await someone or something.
- 症候群ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊsyndrome; a group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms; a cluster of related psychological or social phenomena.
- 問候to send regards; to inquire after someone's well-being; a courteous greeting; (fig., coll.) to make a veiled offensive remark about someone dear to the listener
- 天候ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋweather; atmospheric conditions in a region over a period, including temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, and precipitation
- 到時候when the time comes; at that moment; then, when it happens
- 候鳥ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇA bird that migrates with the seasonal changes; can be divided into winter and summer migratory birds.
- 伺候to serve; to wait upon; to attend to someone's needs; to look after; (archaic) to spy; to watch for
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