PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin hou
Learn how to write 16 Chinese characters pronounced “hou” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “hou” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced hóu
8 dictionary entries use the pronunciation hóu, including 猴 (monkey), 喉 (throat), 侯 (marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]), 矦 (old variant of 侯[hou2]), 瘊 (wart).
monkey
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throat
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marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]
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old variant of 侯[hou2]
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wart
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used in 箜篌[kong1 hou2]
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dry provisions
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(anatomy) epiphysis
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced hòu
7 dictionary entries use the pronunciation hòu, including 后 (empress), 候 (to wait), 厚 (thick), 後 (Chinese character), 逅 (used in 邂逅[xie4hou4]).
empress
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to wait
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thick
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Chinese character
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used in 邂逅[xie4hou4]
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mounds for beacons
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horseshoe crab
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced hǒu
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation hǒu, including 吼 (to roar).
PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these hou characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 6 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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