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Information of 後

Pinyinhòu

Radical

彳

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

empress / queen / surname, back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later

后 (hòu)Definitions:1. Time is relatively late. It is the opposite of "先" (xiān, first) and "前" (qián, front). 时间较晚。与“先”、“前”相对。2. Position is at the back. It is the opposite of "前". 位置在后。与“前”相对。3. Lagging behind. 落后。4. Order or position close to the end. 次序、位置靠近末尾的。5. Future generations; the future. 后世；未来。6. Offspring; descendants. 子孙；后代。7. Refers to a sister-in-law. 指弟媳。8. To abandon; to discard. 摈弃。9. Refers to the anus. 指肛门。10. To delay; to not catch up.延缓；赶不上。11. A surname.姓。Detailed meanings:1. Time is relatively late. It is the opposite of "先" (first). In "说文•彳部": "后，迟也。" (Late in time). 时间较迟或较晚。与“先”相对。《说文•彳部》：“后，迟也。”2. Position at the back; not ahead: 背后 (behind), 幕后 (behind the scenes), 向后转 (turn towards the back). 位置在后。与“前”相对：背～。幕～。向～转。3. Lagging behind. In "论语•雍也": "非敢后也，马不进也。" (Not that I dare to be late, but the horse does not advance). 落后。《论语•雍也》：“非敢后也，马不进也。”4. Order or position close to the end: 后排 (back row), 后三名 (last three places). 次序、位置靠近末尾的：～排；～三名。5. Future generations; the future. In "孝经•开宗明义章": "立身行道，扬名于后世。" (Establish oneself, act wisely, and make a name for future generations). 后世；未来。《孝经•开宗明义章》：“立身行道，扬名于后世。”6. Offspring; descendants: famous people's descendants. In "诗•大雅•瞻卬": "式救尔后。" (May your descendants be saved). 子孙；后代：名人之～。《诗•大雅•瞻卬》；“式救尔后。”7. Refers to a sister-in-law. In "广雅•释亲": "妯娌，娣姒，先后也。" (Sisters-in-law). 指弟媳。《广雅•释亲》：“妯娌，娣姒，先后也。”8. To abandon. In "汉书•邹阳传": "愿大王察玉人、李斯之意，而后楚王、胡亥之听。" (I hope the king will listen). 摈弃。《汉书•邹阳传》：“愿大王察玉人、李斯之意，而后楚王、胡亥之听。”9. Refers to the anus. In "战国策•韩策一": "宁为鸡口，无为牛后。" (Better to be the beak of a chicken than the rear of an ox). 指肛门。《战国策•韩策一》：“宁为鸡口，无为牛后。”10. To delay; to not catch up. In "论语·卫灵公": "事君敬其事，而后其食。" (Serving the king respectfully and then his food).延缓；赶不上。《论语·卫灵公》：“事君敬其事，而后其食。”11. A surname. In "字汇•彳部": "后，姓。" (Surname).姓。《字汇•彳部》：“后，姓。”

以後 yǐ hòu

after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future

之後 zhī hòu

afterwards / following / later / after

後來 hòu lái

afterwards / later

然後 rán hòu

after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards

最後 zuì hòu

final / last / finally / ultimate

此後 cǐ hòu

after this / afterwards / hereafter

後面 hòu miàn

rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]

隨後 suí hòu

soon after

先後 xiān hòu

early or late / priority / in succession / one after another

今後 jīn hòu

hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on

落後 luò hòu

to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress

前後 qián hòu

around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear

後者 hòu zhě

the latter

後期 hòu qī

late stage / later period

後果 hòu guǒ

consequences / aftermath

身後 shēn hòu

posthumous / one's social background / behind the body

後勤 hòu qín

logistics

日後 rì hòu

sometime / someday (in the future)

戰後 zhàn hòu

after the war / postwar

Input Method for 後

Pinyinhou4

Wubi

rgkd

Cangjie

hmr

Zhengma

pdaj

Four Corner

72261

Unicode

U+5f8c

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