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后
Hòu
1. surname Hou
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

之后
zhīhòu
afterwards
事后
shìhòu
after the event
今后
jīnhòu
hereafter
以后
yǐhòu
after
先后
xiānhòu
early or late
其后
qíhòu
next
前后
qiánhòu
around
午后
wǔhòu
afternoon
后妃
hòufēi
imperial wives and concubines
后座
hòuzuò
empress's throne
后羿
HòuYì
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
后里
Hòulǐ
Houli township in Taichung county [[臺中縣|台中县<Táizhōngxiàn>]], Taiwan
向后
xiànghòu
backward
善后
shànhòu
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
嗣后
sìhòu
from then on
在后
zàihòu
behind
天后
Tiānhòu
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu [[媽祖|妈祖<Māzǔ>]]
太后
tàihòu
Empress Dowager
帝后
dìhòu
empress
幕后
mùhòu
behind the scenes

Alternate Entries

后
hòu
empress / queen
后
hòu
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
47
Word Frequency Rank
227 of 84,292

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