Chinese symbol for “behind”
背后
bèi hòu
Traditional: 背後
behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
The closest CC-CEDICT match for behind is 背后 (bèi hòu), defined as: behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “behind”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 之后 (之後) | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then |
| 后 (後) | hòu | back; behind |
| 后头 (後頭) | hòu tou | behind; the back |
| 后面 (後面) | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 后边 (後邊) | hòu bian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 背后.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 背包 | bēi bāo | knapsack; rucksack |
| 背面 | bèi miàn | the back; the reverse side |
| 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 “behind”.
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.