| 侯 | hóu | marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman or high official; surname Hou |
| 诸侯 | zhū hóu | feudal vassal; feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC; subordinate warlord; local official |
| 王侯 | wáng hóu | aristocracy |
| 闽侯 | Mǐn hóu | Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian |
| 侯景之乱 | Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn | rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548 |
| 侯爵 | hóu jué | marquis |
| 侯赛因 | Hóu sài yīn | Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 |
| 侯门似海 | hóu mén sì hǎi | lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) |
| 侯马 | Hóu mǎ | Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾, Shanxi |
| 侯马市 | Hóu mǎ shì | Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾, Shanxi |
| 宗圣侯 | Zōng shèng hóu | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 挟天子以令诸侯 | xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu | (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals |
| 武侯 | Wǔ hóu | Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan |
| 武侯区 | Wǔ hóu qū | Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan |
| 武侯祠 | wǔ hóu cí | memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (many of them in different town); refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都 |
| 王侯公卿 | wáng hóu gōng qīng | aristocracy |
| 症侯群 | zhèng hóu qún | erroneous variant of 症候群, syndrome |
窃国者侯，
窃钩者诛 | qiè guó zhě hóu ,
qiè gōu zhě zhū | steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子) |
窃钩者诛，
窃国者侯 | qiè gōu zhě zhū ,
qiè guó zhě hóu | steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子) |
| 万户侯 | wàn hù hóu | Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles |
| 萨达姆・侯赛因 | Sà dá mǔ · Hóu sài yīn | Saddam Hussein |
| 诸侯国 | zhū hóu guó | vassal state |
| 闽侯县 | Mǐn hóu xiàn | Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian |
