Zi:候
候 [hòu] (时候 shíhou) time; 等候 wait; 气候 climate, 季候 season; (HDZ:) … [hóu] (HDC:?) 軍中候 (侯?)
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 候(𠊱) hòu ‘scout/watch/spy’ combines 人 rén ‘person’ (scout/sentry/watchman), and 侯(矦) 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 侯 hóu (9 strokes), but the old forms are distinct.
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: 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: 伺望) 观察, 守望 (DYC: 司望); 侦察, 探听; 侦察敌情的人; 警戒敌情的哨所; (古) (官名) 迎送宾客的官 (cf. 候人, SJ); 等待; 看望, 问候; 诊察; 占验; 探测; 守护; 服侍; 五天 (…; 五种天色; …); 时间; 气候, 时节 (cf. 候鳥); 征兆; 在变化中呈现的某种情状或程度; 长方小块; (方言) 支付; (姓)
HDZ: 伺望 : sìwàng : 守望, 察看
HDC: 俟望 : 等待盼望
HDC: 四望 : (祭名) 天子向四方遥祭山川; 所祭之四方山川及其神灵; 眺望四方; (山名) …
HDC: 肆望 : 纵目四望
HDC: 候司/伺 : 窥探, 侦察; 等候
HDC: 候人 : (古) (官名) 掌管整治道路稽查姦盗 (奸盗, 姦盜, 姧盜, 奸盜), 或迎送宾客的官员; 斥候, 军中侦伺敌情者
►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
►components: 亻矦侯亻厃丨矢
►Cantonese: hauh-
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