hòu

behind; after; later

Character data

Radical ⼝ (30.3)
Strokes 6
TRADITIONAL ,
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

后 hòu
  1. 1. behind
  2. 2. after
  3. 3. later
  4. 4. afterwards
  5. 5. back
  6. 6. rear
  7. 7. post-
  8. 8. empress
  9. 9. queen
  10. 10. surname Hou
  11. 11. ruler
  12. 12. (archaic) monarch

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Words containing 后

Word Meaning
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
rearguard
lower back; (sports) defensive midfielder
back cover; shell (of crab etc)
the younger generation; the less experienced ones
to ponder over reasons and connection
to always be there for sb at their beck and call
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
conflict close to home; a fire in one's backyard
subsequently; thereafter; henceforth
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
review after watching; thoughts after viewing
talk first, fight later; use peace before force
after-sales service
to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
to leave oneself a way out
overcautious; to consider prudently
settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
postdoc; a postdoctoral position
successor; (attributive) future
the year after next
stepmother
stepfather
to blame sb after the event; to settle matters later