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Chinese symbol for “backyard”

后庭
hòu tíng
Traditional: 後庭
backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for backyard is 后庭 (hòu tíng), defined as: backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus.

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
庭 tíng
court; courtyard; spacious hall or yard
radical 53 ⼴ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “backyard”

WordPinyinMeaning
后院 (後院)hòu yuànrear court; back garden

Related words

Other words that share a character with 后庭.

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
家庭jiā tíngfamily; household; 户 (hù)
法庭fǎ tíngcourt of law

See also: Japanese symbol for “backyard”.

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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