DICTIONARY
The Chinese word hou - 厚 - hòu
(thick in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hòu
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English translations
thick, thickness
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 厚 ( hòu ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of hòu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Character complexity
厚 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
honest and kind | generous gifts | only refers to things (book, quilt cover,...) - not to persons
厚 ( hou / hòu ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1122)
厚 ( hou / hòu ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1122)
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