Chinese symbol for “thick”
厚
hòu
thick; deep or profound; kind; generous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thick is 厚 (hòu), defined as: thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “thick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厚重 | hòu zhòng | thick; heavy |
| 粗大 | cū dà | thick; bulky |
| 浓密 (濃密) | nóng mì | thick; murky |
| 厚实 (厚實) | hòu shi | thick; substantial |
| 密 | mì | dense; close; thick; intimate; close |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thick”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.