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
order of priority; sequential order
marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
honor ancestors; benefit descendants
Dairy Queen (brand)
keep learning or you fall behind
see 前不著村,前不着村,后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]
to be in a predicament
unprecedented (idiom); unique
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
to rock back and forth; to sway to and fro
to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
(of a woman) to have nice curves; shapely; buxom
fig. to be full of needless fears
to have neither predecessors nor successors
(fig.) famished; (lit.) chest sticking to back
learn from past mistake
solve one problem, another appears
avoid one danger, another comes
post-traumatic
post-traumatic stress
post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life