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Meaning of 後

Pinyin hòu

Radical

彳

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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後 (hòu) 1. Time is relatively late; opposed to "先" (xiān, first) and "前" (qián, front). 时间较晚。与“先”、“前”相对。 2. Position is at the back; opposed to "前" (qián, front). For example, "背後" (bèi hòu, behind). 位置在后。与“前”相对。 3. Lagging behind or trailing. 落后。 4. Order or position near the end. 次序、位置靠近末尾的。 5. Future generations or posterity. 后世；未来。 6. Descendants; offspring. 子孙；后代。 7. Refers to a younger sister-in-law. 指弟媳。 8. Abandon or reject. 摈弃。 9. Refers to the anus. 指肛门。 10. To delay or fall behind. 延缓；赶不上。 11. A surname. 姓。 Note: The character "後" originally signifies a late arrival or trailing behind. It is associated with concepts of time, position, and continuity through generations.

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