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
background process (computing)
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng kāi fēng
aftertaste
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
heir; descendant; posterity
backlash; recoil (of a gun)
recoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive force
fig. sb's footsteps; lit. trailing dust; course in life
Houpi, a township in Tainan, Taiwan
Houbi Township, Tainan, Taiwan
the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori
acquired (characteristic etc)
stepmother (coll.)
(coll.) stepmother
junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
chambers of imperial concubines; harem
the year after next
back seat; pillion
(slang) anus; backyard; imperial harem
figure seen from behind
middle of the back
lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
to regret; to repent
too late for regrets
regret when it’s too late to change