候 hòu

候 (hòu) is a Chinese character with 10 strokes, taught at HSK level 1. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

候 means to wait / time in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	to wait / time
Spanish	esperar / tiempo
Portuguese	esperar / tempo
French	attendre / moment
German	warten / Zeit
Italian	aspettare / tempo
Russian	ждать / время
Arabic	ينتظر / وقت
Hindi	इंतज़ार / समय
Indonesian	menunggu / waktu
Vietnamese	đợi / lúc
Japanese	待つ・時
Korean	기다리다 / 때

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 候 loaded.

Words containing 候

• 时候 shíhou — time / moment
• 什么时候 shénme shíhou — when

Characters at the same level