Chinese symbol for “backward”
落后
luò hòu
Traditional: 落後
to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
The closest CC-CEDICT match for backward is 落后 (luò hòu), defined as: to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “backward”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 落后.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落实 (落實) | luò shí | practical; workable |
| 部落 | bù luò | tribe |
| 村落 | cūn luò | village |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook |
| 降落 | jiàng luò | to descend; to land |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “backward”.
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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