Hou (禟)
Name explanation: Elegant and versatile, sensible, ordinary in middle age, auspicious in old age.
Folk custom five elements: alto temperament five elements: water Name strokes: 09 Simplified strokes: 09 Pinyin: hòu
Hou lt; name gt;
(pictogram. From the people, from the factory, it looks like a spread with arrows underneath it. It looks like the shape of an oracle bone spreading out arrows. Original meaning: arrow target)
Same as the original meaning. It is made of animal skins or painted with animal shapes [shooting target]
It is also shot by the spring rate. ——"Shuowen"
Shooting Hou all day long. ――"Poetry·Qi Feng·Yi Xi"
When there is a piece of cloth in the shot, it is called Qi. ――"Xiaoerya·Guangqi"
A ten-foot square is called Zhi, a four-foot square is called Hu, a two-foot square is called Zheng, and a four-inch square is called Zhi.
Zhang Qi. ――"Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Chenggong"
Another example: Hou Gong (the bow used to shoot Hou in ancient times. Hou, the archery target); Hou Dao (the distance between the archery target and the shooter) )
Princes [dukes or princes under an emperor]
The internal princes are rich, and the external princes are heirs. ——"Book of Rites·Kingdom"
The princes are called Xionghou Baohou. ——"Zhou Li Si Qiu". Note: "The princes refer to the three princes and their descendants who are enfeoffed within the territory."
Another example: Hou family (referring to the individual princes); Houwang (generally referring to the princes); Houmen (the gate of the princes)
The second class [marquis] of the five noble titles in the ancient feudal system
The descendants of Lord Zhao. ——"Warring States Policy·Zhao Ce"
Does the prince and general Xiang Ning have any kind of talent? ——"Historical Records·Chen She Family"
There is no reward for being a prince. ——"Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"
Everyone below the princes is extravagant. ――"The Book of the Later Han·Biography of Zhang Heng"
Another example: Hou Wang (generally referring to the princes); Hou Yin (the seal of the Marquis); Hou Bo (Marquis and Earl)
Ancient times The honorific title for scholar-bureaucrats [nobleman or high official]. For example: Houmen (a wealthy family); Houjia (also known as Houmen, generally refers to a distinguished family)
Houfu. On the outskirts of the ancient royal city, one of the areas divided according to distance [district]
Five Hundred Miles Marquis. ――"Book·Yu Gong"
Another example: Hou Dian (houfu and Dianfu); Houwei (the place from Houfu to Weifu); Houji (one of the nine Jiji. Wang Jizhi Outside, the area five hundred miles away is Houji.
The surname is Houji. For example: Hou Ying (from the Wei Dynasty in the Warring States Period. He was from a poor family and worked as a gatekeeper. Lord Xinling regarded him as an honored guest. If the Hou said he was kind, he would be rewarded generously. After the Qin Dynasty besieged Zhao, the Hou offered advice to Lord Xinling and retreated the Qin soldiers)
Hou
Fenghou [make somebody a marquis or offer official posts]
Be the Marquis of Yulu. ――"Poetry·Song of Lu·Zi Gong"
Another example: Hou Feng (Female Marquis); Hou Zhe (the person who conferred the title of Marquis)
Hou
Interrogative pronouns. Equivalent to "he". Why [what; why]. Such as: Hou Bu (Why not)
Hou
美 [beautiful; fine]
Straight and Hou. ――"Poetry·Zheng Feng·Lao Qiu"
Another example: Hou Mackerel (exquisite meat dish)
Marquis
[marquis]
The second rank of the fifth feudal title in ancient times
The hereditary status of European and Japanese nobles. Especially a member of the second-tier British nobility, below a duke and above an earl
houmen is as deep as the sea
[(of a rich man's home) be inaccessible to the common man] refers to the deep compound of a dignitary's house, with the gates tightly guarded, making it difficult for ordinary people to enter and exit.
It is a metaphor for old friends who are estranged and isolated due to the disparity in status
"The noble family is like the sea", what am I! His family doesn't recognize me, so it's a waste of time to go. ——"A Dream of Red Mansions"