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
nape
worries about the future consequences
posterior probability (statistics)
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
velar nasal
Houlong, a town in Miaoli, Taiwan
Houlong town, Miaoli, northwest Taiwan
from here on
to ponder over reasons and connection
punish past to prevent future mistakes
after the war; postwar
If you don't remove threats, trouble returns
to be a drag or hindrance on sb
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
to outflank and attack from the rear
to defer; to adjourn
(dialect) to leave unfinished business
to hold back; to impede; to obstruct
chronological
to push back (progress, the times etc)
Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy
diluted earnings per share
after school
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective