hòu

behind; after; later

Character data

Radical ⼻ (60.6)
Strokes 9
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

後 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 後

Word Meaning
think carefully before acting
of three unfilial acts, no heir is worst
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
after; afterwards; later
90s generation
after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
wise after the event; hindsight smart
a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
from now on; in the future; hereafter
in the future; later; later on
first come, first served; in order of arrival
put country first, worry before joy
one after another; in succession; priority
order of priority; sequential order
act first, tell the boss later
marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
use courtesy before force; talk before war
bring honor to ancestors and help descendants
after that; later; next
without study you fall behind; keep learning
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
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