(bound form) time; season; climate; meteorological conditions, as in 时候 shí​hou or 气候 qì​hou

to wait for; to await; to anticipate

(bound form) to visit or inquire after someone; to send greetings, as in 问候 wèn​hòu

(bound form) condition; state; symptoms, as in 症候 zhèng​hou or 火候 huǒ​hou

(bound form) to observe; to watch; to look out for

(bound form) a period of time; specifically, a five-day period in the traditional calendar

a Chinese surname

(bound form) to serve; to attend to; to wait upon, as in 侍候 shì​hou

(bound form) to examine or diagnose, specifically to feel the pulse, as in 候脉 hòu​mài