hóu MC huw
1. archery target, butt, mark, scope. 2. 2nd of the 5 ranks of nobility, usu. translated “marquis” or “marquess.” 3. honorific term applied in pre-imperial times to all rulers of states, regardless of actual rank; e.g. 諸侯 zhūhóu, the various nobles, feudal lords, vassal lords; (med.) ref. governors of prefectures and regions. 4. (med.) honorific epithet among literati or gentry. 5. line-initial or line-middle rhythmic particle in Shijing.
開頭侯自我得之自我損之
結尾歙侯 射侯 夏侯 諸侯