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CHINESE CHARACTER

hòu

厚

厚

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fat

Numbered pinyin
hou4
English meanings
thick, fat, magnanimous, favor, kind, generous, deep, strong in flavor, large, stress, profound, rich

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside (Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 厂; inside 日.); inside 子.

  • Outside

    ⿸
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  • Inside

    子

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸⿸厂日子

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这běn本shū书hěn很hòu厚。

    This book is thick.

  2. 02

    hòu厚hòu厚de的xuě雪。

    Thick snow.

  3. 03

    hòu厚yīfu衣服。

    Thick clothes.

  4. 04

    gǎnqíng感情hòu厚。

    Deep affection.

  5. 05

    liǎn脸pí皮hòu厚。

    Thick-skinned.

  6. 06

    bié别tài太hòu厚。

    Don't make it too thick.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 厚度
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  • 敦厚
  • 无可厚非
  • 浓厚
  • 深厚
  • 醇厚
  • 雄厚