Chinese character
后
hòu
after
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- after
- behind, rear
- descendants
- surname Hou
- empress
Simplified / Traditional
后→後
Components
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Words
Common words
最后zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards随后suí hòuafterward; later; subsequently; following that背后bèi hòubehind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back先后xiān hòuearly or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another后果hòu guǒconsequences; aftermath
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