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
then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
to rush to be first; compete eagerly
subsequently; thereafter; henceforth
Debussy work Afternoon of a Faun
postnatal
to leave oneself a way out
empress dowager
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges; eumetazoa
overcautious; to consider prudently
to bide time for revenge
settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)
Horqin Left Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia
Horqin Left Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia
after tax
later on; in a little while; in a moment
unprecedented and never to be duplicated; unmatched; unique
postsynaptic
economically backward
to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
(military) General Logistics Department
afterwards; later
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
to ignore; to take no notice; to banish from one's thoughts
the tip of the iceberg
after that; then