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Information of 后

Pinyinhòu

Radical

口

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

后 hòu1. 君主；帝王。 [En.] sovereign2. 帝王的正妻。 [En.] empress; queen3. 诸候。 [En.] dukes or princes under an emperor4. 古代对长官、郡守或将领的尊称。 [En.] high official5. 指后土。对大地的尊称。 [En.] the earth6. 姓。 [En.] surname---后 hòu1. (会意。金文，从“彳”，表示与走路有关，从“幺”，从“攵”，是“足”的反写，有“行路迟缓”的意思) 本义：迟到，走在后。 [En.] be (or come, arrive) late2. 承继。 [En.] inherit---后 hòu1. 后代，子孙。 [En.] male offspring2. 后世。 [En.] posterity 3. 次序在后。 [En.] later 4. 指肛门。 [En.] anus ---后 hòu1. 时间较迟或较晚。与“先”相对。 [En.] later; after 2. 后面，位置在后。 [En.] behind; back

嗣后 sì hòu

from then on / after / afterwards / thereafter

然后 rán hòu

after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards

最后 zuì hòu

final / last / finally / ultimate

后面 hòu miàn

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

随后 suí hòu

soon after

后来 hòu lái

afterwards / later

后者 hòu zhě

the latter

皇后 huáng hòu

empress / imperial consort

此后 cǐ hòu

after this / afterwards / hereafter

落后 luò hòu

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

身后 shēn hòu

posthumous / one's social background / behind the body

后期 hòu qī

late stage / later period

日后 rì hòu

sometime / someday (in the future)

后果 hòu guǒ

consequences / aftermath

战后 zhàn hòu

after the war / postwar

后唐 Hòu Táng

Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)

售后服务 shòu hòu fú wù

after-sales service

善后 shàn hòu

to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations

后堂 hòu táng

Back hall

前堵后追 qián dǔ hòu zhuī

Chase after blocking

后备 hòu bèi

reserve / backup

后妃 hòu fēi

imperial wives and concubines

后妈 hòu mā

(coll.) stepmother

婚后 hūn hòu

after wedding / after marriage

后卫 hòu wèi

rear guard / backfield / fullback

总后勤部 Zǒng hòu qín bù

(military) General Logistics Department

后勤部 hòu qín bù

logistics department / rear-service department

后脑勺 hòu nǎo sháo

back of the head

午后 wǔ hòu

afternoon

后宫 hòu gōng

harem / chambers of imperial concubines

Input Method for 后

Pinyinhou4

Wubi

rgkd

Cangjie

hmr

Zhengma

pdaj

Four Corner

72261

Unicode

U+540e

Same Pronunciation Characters

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Same Radical Characters

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