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title: "Houdu Meaning: 厚度 (hòudù) Means “thickness”"
description: "厚度 (hòudù) means “thickness”. Hear its tones, see what 厚 and 度 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houdu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 厚度 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

厚度 hòudù

## thickness

## Its characters

1. 厚 hòu thick
2. 度 dù degree (of temperature, angle)

## In a sentence

这本书的厚度大约五厘米。 This book is about five centimeters thick.

[More about 厚度](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%9A%E5%BA%A6)

## More words with 厚 or 度

- [长度 chángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdu)
- [程度 chéngdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengdu)
- [尺度 chǐdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidu)
- [调度 diàodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaodu)
- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [额度 édù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/edu)
- [丰厚 fēnghòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenghou)
- [幅度 fúdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fudu)
- [高度 gāodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodu)
- [过度 guòdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guodu)

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