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
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
backward
backward somersault
Second epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians
after-sales service
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
1913 Chinese reconstruction loan to Yuan Shikai
after; afterwards; thereafter
grave consequence; serious repercussion
behind
afterwards; after this; next
from then on; after this
three days from now; day after day after tomorrow
three years from now; year after year after next year
Survive big danger, later luck will come
the best part of the show is yet to come
a playoff
only by study you see your own lack
Chahar Right Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia
to consider repeatedly
Second epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians
behind the scenes
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