05451 Chinese character of 犒 and pronounce hou3

The Chinese character【犒】is a word that describes actions or attitudes, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Reward or consolation.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【犒】:kào

Cantonese Jyutping of 【犒】:hou3

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【犒】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【犒】, for example:Describing an action or attitude , It means mainly reward or consolation.The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【犒】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【犒賞、犒軍】(Mandarin Pinyin:kào shǎng 、kào jūn/ Cantonese Jyutping:hou3 soeng2 、hou3 gwan1)

This character has a total of 14 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here’s a practical example using this character.:


將軍命人準備酒肉犒賞士兵。

The general ordered his men to prepare wine and meat to reward the soldiers.


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