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hòu
HSK 4freq #3759

Meanings

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hòu
  1. 1.thick
  2. 2.deep or profound
  3. 3.kind
  4. 4.generous
  5. 5.rich or strong in flavor
  6. 6.to favor
  7. 7.to stress

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  1. 1.thick
  2. 2.large; substantial
  3. 3.deep; profound
  4. 4.rich; strong
  5. 5.generous; kind
  6. 6.to favour
  7. 7.thickness; depth
  8. 8.many; much
  9. 9.Hou (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 厂 (“cliff; cave on a cliff”) + 𣆪 (“jug”). According to Shuowen, 𣆪 is an inverted 亯.

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