Chinese symbol for “suffix”
后缀
hòu zhuì
Traditional: 後綴
suffix (linguistics)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suffix is 后缀 (hòu zhuì), defined as: suffix (linguistics).
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 “suffix”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 词尾 (詞尾) | cí wěi | suffix |
| 语尾 (語尾) | yǔ wěi | (grammar) suffix |
| 字尾 | zì wěi | suffix |
| 接尾词 (接尾詞) | jiē wěi cí | suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar) |
| 下标 (下標) | xià biāo | subscript; suffix |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 后缀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 后来 (後來) | hòu lái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 后面 (後面) | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 点缀 (點綴) | diǎn zhuì | to decorate; to adorn |
| 前缀 (前綴) | qián zhuì | prefix (linguistics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “suffix”.
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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