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(Trad.: 後)
Pinyin: hòu
English Definition: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-; empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
Chinese Definition:
①上古称君主:商之先后(先王)。
②帝王的妻子:皇后。太后。
③指空间在背面,反面的,与“前”相对:后窗户。后面。后学。后缀。后进。
④时间较晚,与“先”相对:日后。后福。后期。
⑤指次序,与“前”相对:后排。后十名。
⑥子孙:后辈。后嗣。后裔。后昆。无后(没有子孙)。
⑦姓氏。
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideograph : Person learning forward() to orders from a person's mouth
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
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Example Words
之后 zhī hòu afterwards; following; later; after
最后 zuì hòu final; last; finally; ultimate
以后 hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
后来 hòu lái afterwards; later
然后 rán hòu after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
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Example Sentences
1
She deliberately stayed behind after work to go with me.
2
After answering my questions, he slept on.
3
I squired her home after the ball.
4
They usually meander down to the pub after work.
5
After breakfast he perused the newspapers.