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候
候 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wait”. It is built from 亻 (person), 丨 ((same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one) and 矢 (arrow).
- Keyword
- wait
- Pinyin (Mandarin)
- hòu
- Script
- Chinese hanzi
- Also known as
- ждать
- Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
- 候 climate
Decomposition
ids
- 亻 person
- radical number 9
- 丨 (same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one
- 矢 arrow
How to find 候 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “(same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one” + “arrow”. 候 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 候 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.