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
two-part witty saying with a missing ending
after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)
context; the surrounding words; same as shàng xià wén
three years from now; year after year after next year
(slang) anus; backyard; imperial harem
it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
afterword; epilogue
Later Jin dynasty before Qing
to be a drag or hindrance on sb
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
to lack male offspring
empress dowager
many new things appear fast
worst unfilial act is to have no child
not content to lag behind; (idiom) not want to be outdone
not content to lag behind; (idiom) not want to be outdone
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
90s generation
wise after the event; hindsight is easy
a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
first come, first served; in order of arrival
care for people first, enjoy life last