# 厚

| 厚 | U+539A, &#21402; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-539A |
| ← 厙 [U+5399] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 厛 → [U+539B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

厚 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一日弓木 (MAND), four-corner 7124$_7$, composition ⿸厂⿱日子 or ⿸厂㫗)

#### Derived characters

* 㴟 㷞 𪝐 𠷋 𡎋 𪰲 𣖔 𪻶 𮂆 𬖦 𨩿 𠫅 𪠗 𫈢 𠫆 𪃱 𭆗 𭝡

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 161, character 26
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2949
* Dae Jaweon: page 368, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 72, character 6
* Unihan data for U+539A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 厚 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 厂 (“cliff; cave on a cliff”) + 𣆪 (“jug”). According to Shuowen, 𣆪 is an inverted 亯.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): hòu (hou$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hou$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ху (hu, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): heu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hêu$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): hou$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): gè / hē
* Eastern Min (BUC): gâu / hâiu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gao$^5$ / hieo$^5$ / ao$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kāu / kǎu / hō͘ / hiǒ / hiō
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gao$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$gheu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): hou$^4$ / hou$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hòu
*** Wade–Giles: hou$^4$
*** Yale: hòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: how
*** Palladius: хоу (xou)
*** Sinological IPA : /xoʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: hou$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xou
*** Sinological IPA : /xəu²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ху (hu, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /xou⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^5$
*** Yale: háuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: heu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /heu²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: heu
*** Hakka Romanization System: heu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: heu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu̯⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hêu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xəu⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gè / hē
*** Sinological IPA : /ke⁴²/, /xe⁵⁵/
* gè - colloquial;
* hē - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit厚 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /xou⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /xou⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /xou⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /xou²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /xou⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /xou³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /xou⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /xɯ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /xəu¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /xou¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /xɤu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /xəu³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /xəu¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /xəu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /xəu²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /xəɯ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /xɯ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /xəu⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /xəu³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /xəu⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɦɤ²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ɦɤ³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ɦei¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /gau³⁵/ /ɦau³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /xiu³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ɕiu²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /xəu⁵⁵/ /xəu¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ɦəɯ²¹/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɛu²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /heu⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /heu⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /hɐu²³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /hɐu²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /hɐu¹³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /hɔ²²/ /kau²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kɑu²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ke⁴²/ /xe⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kau³⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /hɔu³³/ /hɔu³⁵/ /kau³³/ |
* Middle Chinese: huwX, huwH
Rime :
| Character | 厚 | 厚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 胡口切 | 胡遘切 |
| Baxter | huwX | huwH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦəu$^X$/ | /ɦəu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦəu$^X$/ | /ɦəu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣəu$^X$/ | /ɣəu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦəw$^X$/ | /ɦəw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣu$^X$/ | /ɣu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣəu$^X$/ | /ɣəu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣə̯u$^X$/ | /ɣə̯u$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hòu | hòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hau$^6$ | hau$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.[ɡ]ˤ(r)oʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːʔ/, /*ɡoːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 厚 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | hòu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ huw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*Cə.[ɡ]ˁ(r)oʔ/ |
| English | thick |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 厚 | 厚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 5176 | 5177 |
| Phonetic component | 厚 | 厚 |
| Rime group | 侯 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 厚 | 𠋫 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡoːʔ/ | /*ɡoːs/ |

### Definitions

厚
* thick
    厚棉被 ― hòu miánbèi ― thick cotton quilt
* large; substantial
    厚禮／厚礼 ― hòulǐ ― lavish gift; generous gift
    From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
    Dàodé bù hòu zhě bù kěyǐ shǐ mín. [Pinyin]
    He whose morality is not great cannot command the people.
    From: 《推句》, circa 19th century
    Cheon go irweol myeong, ji hu chomok saeng. [Sino-Korean]
    The sky is high and the sun and moon are bright; the earth is large and trees and grass grow.
* deep; profound
    深情厚誼／深情厚谊 ― shēnqínghòuyì ― deep friendship
* rich; strong
    酒味很厚 ― jiǔ wèi hěn hòu ― the wine is strong
* generous; kind
    寬厚／宽厚 ― kuānhòu ― tolerant and generous
    仁厚 ― rénhòu ― benevolent and generous
* to favour
    厚此薄彼 ― hòucǐbóbǐ ― to favour one and slight the other
* thickness; depth
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
    Tiānzǐ zhī guān sìzhòng; shuǐ sì gé guān bèi zhī, qí hòu sān cùn. [Pinyin]
    The coffin of the son of Heaven is fourfold. The hides of a water-buffalo and a rhinoceros, overlapping each other, [form the first,] three inches in thickness.
* (Southern Min) many; much
* (～鎮) Hou (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 厚 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 厚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 厚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 厚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 厚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 笨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 笨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 笨 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 笨 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 厚 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 厚 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 厚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 厚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 厚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 笨 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 笨 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 笨 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 笨 |
| Hakka | Changting | 厚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 厚, 笨 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 厚 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 厚 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 厚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 笨 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 笨 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 笨 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 笨 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 厚 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 厚 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 厚 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 厚 |
| Jin | Datong | 厚 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 厚 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 厚 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 厚 |
| Jin | Linhe | 厚 |
| Jin | Jining | 厚 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 厚 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 厚 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 厚 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 厚 |
| Jin | Handan | 厚 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 厚 |
| Jin | Suide | 厚 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 厚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 厚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 厚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 厚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 厚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 厚 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 厚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 厚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 厚 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 厚 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 厚 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 厚 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 厚 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 厚 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 厚 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 稠 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 稠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 稠, 糨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 稠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 稠 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 稠 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 厚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 稠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 稠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 稠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 稠, 厚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 稠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 稠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 稠, 糨, 糊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 稠, 乾, 釅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 釅, 稠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 乾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 稠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 稠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 厚, 稠, 乾 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 厚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 厚, 乾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 醹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 醹, 杰 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 醹, 杰 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 杰, 醹 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 𤄷, 杰 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 杰 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 杰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 及 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 濃 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 濃 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 醹, 結 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 醹 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 醹, 竭 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 竭 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Changting | 醹, 濃, 竭 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 醹, 竭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 醹, 竭 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 濃, 稠 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 竭 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 竭 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 濃 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 醹 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 醹 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 硬 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 硬 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 厚 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 硬 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 硬 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 硬 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 硬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 稠 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 濃 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 濃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 洘 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 洘 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 濃 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 𬇴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 𬇴 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洘, 洽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 洘, 洽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 洘, 洽, 汔, 𠕇, 醪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 𠕇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 𠕇 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 𠕇 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 𠕇 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 𠕇, 汔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 汔 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 糊 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 汔 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 汔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 洘 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 洘, 汔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 汔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 洘 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 洘, 洽 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 汔, 釅 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 乾, 𠕇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 渴 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 洘, 醪 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 杰 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 𫀸 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 洘, 渴 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 渴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 渴 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 洘 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 洘 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 濃 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 濃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 杰 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 厚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 厚 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 厚 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 乾 |
| Wu | Danyang | 乾, 厚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 厚 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 燥 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 饘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 厚 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 釅 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 濃 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 釅, 濃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 釅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 濃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 濃 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 釅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 釅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 釅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 釅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 濃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 濃 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 釅 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 釅 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 釅 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 濃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 濃, 鎮 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 釅, 厚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 厚, 濃 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 濃 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 濃 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 釅 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 釅, 濃 |

#### Antonyms

* 薄 (bó, “thin”)

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 후(厚) (hu)

### Compounds

* 交厚 (jiāohòu)
* 仁厚 (rénhòu)
* 優厚 / 优厚 (yōuhòu)
* 卑禮厚幣 / 卑礼厚币
* 卑辭厚禮 / 卑辞厚礼
* 厚交
* 厚今薄古
* 厚利 (hòulì)
* 厚厚敦敦
* 厚古薄今 (hòugǔbójīn)
* 厚味 (hòuwèi)
* 厚味臘毒 / 厚味腊毒
* 厚坪 (Hòupíng)
* 厚墩墩
* 厚壁組織 / 厚壁组织
* 厚子
* 厚實 / 厚实 (hòushi)
* 厚屎 (Min Nan)
* 厚屎尿 (Min Nan)
* 厚工 (Min Nan)
* 厚度 (hòudù)
* 厚彼薄此
* 厚待 (hòudài)
* 厚德 (hòudé)
* 厚德載物 / 厚德载物 (hòudézàiwù)
* 厚德載福 / 厚德载福
* 厚性地 (Min Nan)
* 厚恩 (hòu'ēn)
* 厚情
* 厚愛 / 厚爱 (hòu'ài)
* 厚意 (hòuyì)
* 厚擾 / 厚扰
* 厚望 (hòuwàng)
* 厚朴 (hòupò)
* 厚此薄彼 (hòucǐbóbǐ)
* 厚沙屑 (Min Nan)
* 厚澤 / 厚泽 (hòuzé)
* 厚生 (hòushēng)
* 厚生省
* 厚皮香
* 厚祿 / 厚禄 (hòulù)
* 厚祿高官 / 厚禄高官
* 厚禮 / 厚礼 (hòulǐ)
* 厚禮數 / 厚礼数 (Min Nan)
* 厚秩
* 厚糈
* 厚臉皮 / 厚脸皮 (hòu liǎnpí)
* 厚葬 (hòuzàng)
* 厚薄 (hòubó)
* 厚薰 (Min Nan)
* 厚行 (Min Nan)
* 厚話 / 厚话 (Min Nan)
* 厚話屎 / 厚话屎 (Min Nan)
* 厚誣 / 厚诬
* 厚誼 / 厚谊
* 厚譴損 / 厚谴损 (Min Nan)
* 厚貌深情
* 厚貺 / 厚贶
* 厚載 / 厚载
* 厚道 (hòudào)
* 厚遇 (hòuyù)
* 厚酒
* 厚酬
* 厚重 (hòuzhòng)
* 厚面皮 (Min Nan)
* 厚顏 / 厚颜 (hòuyán)
* 厚顏無恥 / 厚颜无耻 (hòuyánwúchǐ)
* 厚黑學 / 厚黑学 (hòuhēixué)
* 含蓄渾厚 / 含蓄浑厚
* 和厚
* 坤厚 (Kūnhòu)
* 多藏厚亡
* 天高地厚 (tiāngāodìhòu)
* 宅心仁厚
* 宅心忠厚
* 官高祿厚 / 官高禄厚
* 富厚
* 寬厚 / 宽厚 (kuānhòu)
* 尊官厚祿 / 尊官厚禄
* 嵩厚
* 席豐履厚 / 席丰履厚
* 幣厚言甘 / 币厚言甘
* 得天獨厚 / 得天独厚 (détiāndúhòu)
* 德厚
* 德厚流光
* 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
* 忠厚老實 / 忠厚老实
* 憨厚 (hānhòu)
* 才高行厚
* 扳厚
* 敦厚 (dūnhòu)
* 未可厚非
* 樸厚 / 朴厚
* 民淳俗厚
* 沉厚
* 沉厚寡言
* 淳厚 (chúnhòu)
* 深厚 (shēnhòu)
* 深情厚誼 / 深情厚谊 (shēnqínghòuyì)
* 渾厚 / 浑厚 (húnhòu)
* 溫厚 / 温厚 (wēnhòu)
* 溫柔敦厚 / 温柔敦厚
* 濃厚 / 浓厚 (nónghòu)
* 無可厚非 / 无可厚非 (wúkěhòufēi)
* 爛忠厚 / 烂忠厚
* 甘言厚幣 / 甘言厚币
* 甘言厚禮 / 甘言厚礼
* 相厚
* 積厚流光 / 积厚流光
* 節用厚生 / 节用厚生
* 篤厚 / 笃厚 (dǔhòu)
* 純厚 / 纯厚 (chúnhòu)
* 膏粱厚味
* 臉皮厚 / 脸皮厚
* 薄厚 (bóhòu)
* 親厚 / 亲厚 (qīnhòu)
* 謙厚 / 谦厚
* 謙恭厚道 / 谦恭厚道
* 謹厚 / 谨厚
* 豐功厚利 / 丰功厚利
* 豐厚 / 丰厚 (fēnghòu)
* 質直渾厚 / 质直浑厚
* 醇厚 (chúnhòu)
* 重厚
* 重厚少文
* 雄厚 (xiónghòu)
* 面皮厚
* 高位厚祿 / 高位厚禄 (gāowèihòulù)
* 高天厚地
* 高官厚祿 / 高官厚禄 (gāoguānhòulù)
* 高情厚愛 / 高情厚爱
* 高情厚意
* 高情厚誼 / 高情厚谊
* 高爵厚祿 / 高爵厚禄

### References

* “厚”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* thick
* heavy
* kind

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぐ (gu)
* Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
* Kun: あつい (atsui, 厚い, Jōyō)、あつ (atsu)、あか (aka)
* Nanori: あ (a)、あっ (a')

#### Compounds

* 厚(あつ)紙(がみ) (atsugami, “Thick paper”)
* 厚(こう)生(せい) (kōsei, “Welfare”)
* 厚(こう)労(ろう)省(しょう) (kōrōshō, “Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare”)
* 厚(こう)労(ろう)相(しょう) (kōrōshō, “Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare”)
* 厚朴(こうぼく) (kōboku)
* 温(おん)厚(こう) (onkō, “Warm and kind”)
* 厚(こう)顔(がん)無(む)恥(ち) (kōganmuchi, “Shameless”)
* 深(しん)厚(こう) (shinkō, “Profound”)
* 氷(ひょう)厚(こう) (hyōkō, “Thick ice”)

### Proper noun

厚(あつし) • (Atsushi)
* a male given name

## Korean
### Hanja

厚 (eum 후 (hu))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

厚: Hán Nôm readings: hậu
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