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
someday (in the future); sometime
finally; last; final
final day
the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)
deadline; final time limit (for project)
the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
ultimatum
backwards; facing back
finally
Li Houzhu, last ruler of Southern Tang; poet
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur bā yàn nào ěr, Inner Mongolia
nuclear fuel reprocessing
afterwards; then
saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part
after this; afterwards; hereafter
to follow in other people's footsteps
after death; posthumous
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
to bring up the rear
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen chén chén
to lag behind
after a catastrophe; post-traumatic
Urat Rear Banner, county in Inner Mongolia
to lack male offspring
recoilless rifle