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Note: The scout/sentry/spy presents the enemy with a moving target, keeping patient watch (at sentry post, or lying in wait), making regular rounds (at timed intervals), to track enemy positions/movements (assess the climate).
 
Note: The scout/sentry/spy presents the enemy with a moving target, keeping patient watch (at sentry post, or lying in wait), making regular rounds (at timed intervals), to track enemy positions/movements (assess the climate).
 
Note: 候 hòu (10 strokes) is easily confused with its component 侯 hóu (9 strokes), but the old forms are distinct.
 
Note: 候 hòu (10 strokes) is easily confused with its component 侯 hóu (9 strokes), but the old forms are distinct.
Compare: 候 contains ​ at the top, 喝 hē ‘drink’ has ​𠃊 at the bottom.
 
 
Compare: 候(􁗜𠊱) hòu ← MC /ɣus/; 侯(􀹡矦) hóu ← MC /ɣu/ (SBGY).
 
Compare: 候(􁗜𠊱) hòu ← MC /ɣus/; 侯(􀹡矦) hóu ← MC /ɣu/ (SBGY).
 
Note: (诗) (候人) 彼候人兮、何戈與祋 “Those officers of escort, Have their carriers of lances and halberds.” (Legge)
 
Note: (诗) (候人) 彼候人兮、何戈與祋 “Those officers of escort, Have their carriers of lances and halberds.” (Legge)

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[hòu] (​候 shíhou) time; ​候 wait; ​候 climate, ​候 season; (HDZ:) … [hóu] (HDC:?) ​候 (​?)

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 候(​𠊱) hòu ‘scout/watch/spy’ combines ​ rén ‘person’ (scout/sentry/watchman), and ​(​) hóu ‘archery target’ (phonosemantic).
    Note: The scout/sentry/spy presents the enemy with a moving target, keeping patient watch (at sentry post, or lying in wait), making regular rounds (at timed intervals), to track enemy positions/movements (assess the climate).
    Note: 候 hòu (10 strokes) is easily confused with its component ​ hóu (9 strokes), but the old forms are distinct.
    Compare: 候(​𠊱) hòu ← MC /ɣus/; ​(​) hóu ← MC /ɣu/ (SBGY).
    Note: (​) (候​) ​候​、​ “Those officers of escort, Have their carriers of lances and halberds.” (Legge)
    Note: 候 hòu ‘scout/watch/spy; sentry; armed escort; wait; visit; examine (a patient); true divination (prediction come true); probe/search; guard/defend; wait upon; climate/weather (season); time (of day); omen; phase; small rectangular brick; (top.) pay for (take care of bill)’ (HDZ).
    HDZ: 候 : hòu : (SW: ​) ​, ​ (DYC: ​); ​, ​; ​; ​; (​) (​) ​ (cf. 候​, SJ); ​; ​, ​候; ​; ​; ​; ​; ​; ​ (…; ​; …); ​; ​候, ​ (cf. 候​); ​; ​; ​; (​) ​; (​)
    HDZ: ​ : sìwàng : ​, ​
    HDC: ​ : ​
    HDC: ​ : (​) ​; ​; ​; (​) …
    HDC: ​ : ​
    HDC: 候​/​ : ​, ​; ​
    HDC: 候​ : (​) (​) ​ (​, ​, ​, ​), ​; ​候, ​
►references: Wieger:59h; Karlgren:AD79,GSR113e; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.178.5; Mathews:2136; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:108.04; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:159.1.08; EDOC:1
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►Cantonese: hauh-
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Unicode: U+5019
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