候 hòu 🔊 to wait 10 strokes + Keep this word Meanings hòu to waitto inquire afterto watchseasonclimate(old) period of five days Its parts 亻 rén form of 人: person; people meaning 矦 hóu old variant of 侯[hou2] = 厃 + 矢 sound Dictionaries file it under 人. Words with 候 时候 shí hou time; moment (when) HSK 1 气候 qì hòu climate HSK 4 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén candidate HSK 7–9 等候 děng hòu to wait HSK 5 有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7–9 小时候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2 到时候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes 侍候 shì hòu to serve HSK 7–9 问候 wèn hòu to give one's respects HSK 7–9 火候 huǒ hou heat control HSK 7–9 听候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)