厚 — Chinese character
厚
hòu
generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
- Pinyin
- hòu
- Radical
- 27 ⼚ (Cliff)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 厂 日 子
- Formation
- ideographic — Sunlight 日 and children 子 in a building 厂
- Japanese
- 厚 as a kanji
Common words with 厚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浓厚 (濃厚) | nóng hòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc) |
| 深厚 | shēn hòu | deep; profound |
| 厚度 | hòu dù | thickness |
| 丰厚 (豐厚) | fēng hòu | generous; ample |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | substantial; robust; ample; abundant |
| 厚重 | hòu zhòng | thick; heavy |
| 无可厚非 (無可厚非) | wú kě hòu fēi | see 未可厚非 (wèi kě hòu fēi) |
| 得天独厚 (得天獨厚) | dé tiān dú hòu | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages |
| 厚实 (厚實) | hòu shi | thick; substantial |
| 优厚 (優厚) | yōu hòu | generous, liberal (pay, compensation) |
| 厚道 | hòu dao | kind and honest; generous |
| 宽厚 (寬厚) | kuān hòu | tolerant; generous |
English words written with 厚
厚 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 5 · Analects 5 · Art of War 3 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 14 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 44
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 75
- Analects 1.9
- Analects 10.6
- Analects 11.10
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