hòu

queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

DEFINITIONS

  • queen, empress, sovereign
  • (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
  • surname Hou
  • empress
  • queen
  • (archaic) monarch
  • ruler
  • back
  • behind
  • rear
  • afterwards
  • after
  • later
  • post-

STROKES

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WORDS

面 hòu miàn rear; back; behind; later; afterwards; also pr. [hou4 mian5]
rán hòu after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
zuì hòu final; last; finally; ultimate
来 hòu lái afterwards; later
悔 hòu huǐ to regret; to repent
果 hòu guǒ consequences; aftermath
luò hòu to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
huáng hòu empress; imperial consort
代 hòu dài descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
勤 hòu qín logistics
空前绝 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
争先恐 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
zhī hòu afterwards; following; later; after
yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on
退 hòu tuì to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
shēn hòu posthumous; one's social background; behind the body
备 hòu bèi reserve; backup
mù hòu behind the scenes
门 hòu mén the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus
台 hòu tái backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
院 hòu yuàn rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
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