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Chinese symbol for “henceforth”

尔后
ěr hòu
Traditional: 爾後
henceforth; thereafter; subsequently

The closest CC-CEDICT match for henceforth is 尔后 (ěr hòu), defined as: henceforth; thereafter; subsequently.

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

尔 ěr
you; that, those; final particle
radical 42 ⼩ · 5 strokes
后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “henceforth”

WordPinyinMeaning
今后 (今後)jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth
从此 (從此)cóng cǐfrom now on; since then
自此zì cǐsince then; henceforth
后日 (後日)hòu rìthe day after tomorrow; from hence

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尔后.

WordPinyinMeaning
偶尔 (偶爾)ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while
摩尔 (摩爾)mó ěrmole (chemistry)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)gāo ěr fū(loanword) golf
高尔夫球 (高爾夫球)gāo ěr fū qiúgolf; golf ball
荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙)hé ěr méng(loanword) hormone
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “henceforth”.

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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