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Chinese symbol for “aftermath”

后果
hòu guǒ
Traditional: 後果
consequences; aftermath

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aftermath is 后果 (hòu guǒ), defined as: consequences; aftermath.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
果 guǒ
fruit, nut; result
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “aftermath”

WordPinyinMeaning
余波 (餘波)yú bōaftermath; repercussions
后遗症 (後遺症)hòu yí zhèng(medicine) sequelae; residual effects
残局 (殘局)cán júendgame (in chess); desperate situation
劫余 (劫餘)jié yúremnants after a disaster; aftermath

Related words

Other words that share a character with 后果.

WordPinyinMeaning
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
之后 (之後)zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later
后来 (後來)hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后面 (後面)hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit

See also: Japanese symbol for “aftermath”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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