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Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
侯
人
⿰⺅⿰
丨
⿱
矢
Mandarin
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English
Definitions
wait; expect; greet; visit
Mnemonic
A person
人
waiting like the target
侯
waits for the arrow
Etymology
Notes
This is
侯
with a redundant person radical
人
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