后 Hòu

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Traditional form

後 hòu

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Positional decomposition

⿸？口 kǒu

Explanation

后 Hòu (empress) and its mirror image 司 Sī (take charge) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear. In simplified Chinese 后 Hòu is also used to mean "after, behind", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a sepa

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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

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当 dāng 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 庄稼 zhuāngjia 都 dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓后 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín 们 men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi 了 le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

我 wǒ 的 de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 那 Nā 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu 就 jiù 疼 téng 起来 qǐlai 了 le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

兜 dōu 匀 yún 后 Hòu 洒 sǎ 上 shǎng 欧 Ōu 芹 qín 末 mò 即可 jí kě 食用 shí yòng .

Toss to mix through then over with the chopped parsley before serving.

赶快 gǎnkuài 把 bǎ 东西 dōngxī 装 zhuāng 进 jìn 你们 nǐ men 的 de 包 Bāo 里 lǐ , 5分钟 fēnzhōng 后 Hòu 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 走 zǒu .

Pack your bags and make It'snappy; we leave in five minutes.

最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué 了 le "阿纳特 tè " 案 àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù 的 de " 甜 tián 与 yú 苦 kǔ " 的 de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 后 Hòu in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
后 Hòu	back	後 hòu
然后 ránhòu	after	然後
最后 zuìhòu	final	最後
之后 zhī hòu	afterwards	之後
以后 yǐ hòu	after	以後
后面 hòumian	rear	後面
后来 hòulái	later	後來
随后 suí hòu	soon after	隨後
今后 jīn hòu	hereafter	今後
背后 bèi hòu	behind	背後
后悔 hòuhuǐ	to regret	後悔
先后 xiān hòu	priority	先後
后果 hòuguǒ	consequences	後果
落后 luòhòu	to fall behind	落後
身后 shēn hòu	posthumous	身後
前后 qián hòu	around	前後
此后 cǐ hòu	after this	此後
后者 hòu zhě	the latter	後者
皇后 huánghòu	empress	皇后 huánghòu
过后 guò hòu	after the event	過後
后卫 hòu wèi	rear guard	後衛
后退 hòu tuì	to recoil	後退
幕后 mù hòu	behind the scenes	幕後
稍后 shāo hòu	in a moment	稍後