后 — Chinese character
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
- Pinyin
- hòu
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 口
- Traditional
- 後
- Japanese
- 后 as a kanji
Common words with 后
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 之后 (之後) | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then |
| 然后 (然後) | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 后来 (後來) | hòu lái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 后面 (後面) | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 随后 (隨後) | suí hòu | afterward; later; subsequently; following that |
| 背后 (背後) | bèi hòu | behind; at the back |
| 先后 (先後) | xiān hòu | early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 后果 (後果) | hòu guǒ | consequences; aftermath |
| 落后 (落後) | luò hòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) |
| 今后 (今後) | jīn hòu | hereafter; henceforth |
English words written with 后
后 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Mencius 9 · Zhuangzi 3 · Great Learning 5
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