Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 候
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候 |
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Meaning |
wait, later, season, expect, visit, weather |
Pronunciation |
hòu |
Explanation |
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 |
Mnemonic
| When a person takes a stick 丨 to craft/carve 工 it into an arrow, you need to wait (until a later season). |
Radicals
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侯
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marquis, nobleman | |
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亻
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person | (This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person  , a sitting 匕 person.) |
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矢
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arrow | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 时候 |
shí hou |
time; length of time; moment; period | | 气候 |
qì hòu |
climate; atmosphere; situation | | 伺候 |
cì hòu |
to serve; to act as a valet | | 腕隧道症候群 |
wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún |
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neuropathy at the wrist | | 俟候 |
sì hòu |
to wait (literary) |
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