Meaning of 厚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- thick
- deep or profound
- kind
- generous
- rich or strong in flavor
- to favor
- to stress
How to use 厚
厚 most often describes physical thickness, like books, clothes, or snow, and its opposite is 薄 (báo). It also describes deep feelings or generous people, as in 厚道 (hòudao) and 深厚 (shēnhòu). Example: 今天很冷，你多穿一件厚衣服。(Jīntiān hěn lěng, nǐ duō chuān yí jiàn hòu yīfu.) It is cold today, wear a thick coat.
厚 (hòu) has a cliff 厂 on the outside sheltering 日 and 子 inside. Picture a thick cliff wall wrapped around a child and the sun, keeping them safe and warm.
Common mistake: Learners often say 厚 for a thick liquid like soup or porridge, but that is usually 稠 (chóu) or 浓 (nóng). Also keep the fourth tone hòu distinct from 后 (hòu, after), which sounds the same but means something different.
厚 in example sentences
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厚 hòu · thick · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 厚.
| 深厚 | shēnhòu | deep; profound |
| 丰厚 | fēnghòu | generous; ample |
| 厚道 | hòudao | kind and honest; generous |
| 厚度 | hòudù | thickness |
| 醇厚 | chúnhòu | mellow and rich; simple and kind |
| 敦厚 | dūnhòu | genuine; honest and sincere |
| 宽厚 | kuānhòu | tolerant; generous |
| 浓厚 | nónghòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc) |
| 雄厚 | xiónghòu | substantial; robust; ample; abundant |
| 得天独厚 | détiāndúhòu | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages |
| 无可厚非 | wúkěhòufēi | see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1] |
| 厚颜无耻 | hòuyánwúchǐ | shameless |
Questions about 厚
What does 厚 mean?
厚 (hòu) means "thick; deep or profound" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 厚?
厚 is made of 1 character: 厚 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 厚 an HSK word?
Yes. 厚 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 脸皮厚 mean?
脸皮厚 (liǎnpí hòu) literally means thick face skin. It describes someone shameless or not easily embarrassed, a bit like being thick-skinned or cheeky in English.
How do I say thickness or ask how thick something is?
Use 厚度 (hòudù) for thickness as a measurement. To ask, you can say 有多厚？(yǒu duō hòu?) meaning how thick is it.