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后
hòu
1. empress
2. queen
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

午后
wǔhòu
afternoon
今后
jīnhòu
hereafter
后羿
HòuYì
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
事后
shìhòu
after the event
皇后
huánghòu
empress
HSK 6
太后
tàihòu
Empress Dowager
向后
xiànghòu
backward
后里
Hòulǐ
Houli township in Taichung county [[臺中縣|台中县<Táizhōngxiàn>]], Taiwan
后妃
hòufēi
imperial wives and concubines
预后
yùhòu
prognosis
死后
sǐhòu
after death
以后
yǐhòu
after
其后
qíhòu
next
善后
shànhòu
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
延后
yánhòu
to postpone
蜂后
fēnghòu
queen bee
战后
zhànhòu
after the war
先后
xiānhòu
early or late
帝后
dìhòu
empress
后座
hòuzuò
empress's throne

Alternate Entries

后
Hòu
surname Hou
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