候	1273C10   91A.81-3	部居	畫數  10	ㄏㄡˋ [hou4] . [Dist. 侯]
N	(1)  Season, weather: 氣候 weather, climate; 時候 time in gen.; 季候 season, the seasons. (2)  Symptoms: 症候. (3)  Timing: 火候 timing in cooking.
V	(1)  To wait, to welcome: 等候 to wait; 迎候，候駕，候光，候教 to wait to welcome (your presence at party, etc.). (2)  To await: 候示，候命 await your instructions; 候訊，候審 to await court trial or cross-examination; 候補，候選 [hou4bu3], [hou4xUan3]↓. (3)  To take care of the bill: 這賬我候了 I have paid the bill.
Words	1.候補 [hou4bu3], v.i. & n., (be) a candidate: 候補知縣 a candidate for county magistrate's office.  2.候脈 [hou4mo4], v.t., (Peking, of physicians) to examine patient.  3.候鳥 [hou4niao3], n., a migratory bird which follows the seasons.  4.候選 [hou4xUan3], v.i., be a candidate for election to office; 候選人 candidate.