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 consider repeatedly
Second epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians
empress; imperial consort
to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings
news from behind the scenes; stage gossip
malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
to delay; to postpone; to defer
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
payment made afterwards; postpaid
car rear indicator
trunk; boot (of a car)
the day after tomorrow
the latter two
postposition (grammar)
military logistics
latter half
second half (of sporting competition)
latter half of one's life
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
background process (computing)
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng kāi fēng
aftertaste
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
back wall; Houbi, town in Tainan, Taiwan
Houbi Township, Tainan, Taiwan