TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
候
候 ＝ 亻 ＋ 侯
ㄏㄡˋ · hòu
verb — to wait, watch for; noun — time, season
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person, posted to watch
侯聲hóu — gives the sound, tone bentan arrow against a target-banner — the archery butt
Thóu → hòu — tone only
A man (亻) posted to watch — 侯 the archery target lends the sound, tone bent to hòu, and a small extra stroke keeps the two characters apart. Watching means waiting: 等候、問候; the stretches you wait through become 時候 and 氣候.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他（亻）站上牆頭，眼睛盯著那條路——人不到，他不下來。
He (亻) stands on the wall, eyes on the road — until the one he waits for comes, he stays.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)守望、等候— to watch for, await
→時候、氣候— time, season — the watched stretches常用
→問候— to send greetings — asking after someone
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
侯hóuthe target itself — drop 候's inner stroke and the waiting man leaves等děngthe partner in 等候