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The Chinese word hou - 后 - hòu
(behind in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

hòu

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English translations

behind, back, after, afterwards

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Chinese characters  ( hou / hòu ) with pronunciation (English translation: behind )
后 ( hou / hòu ) in traditional characters
Character complexity
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is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

consequence  |  backward
后 ( hou / hòu ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 50)
Chinese example words containing the character 后 ( hou / hòu )
背后 ( bèihòu = behind ), 后背箱 ( hòubèixiāng = trunk ), 后边 ( hòubiān = back ), 后悔 ( hòuhuĭ = to regret ), 后来 ( hòulái = later ), 后面 ( hòumiàn = behind ), 后视镜 ( hòushìjìng = rearview mirror ), 后天 ( hòutiān = the day after tomorrow ), 落后 ( luòhòu = fall behind ), 然后 ( ránhòu = then ), 以后 ( yĭhòu = later on ), 之后 ( zhīhòu = after ), 最后 ( zuìhòu = last )
Other characters that are pronounced hòu in Chinese
More words that mean behind in Chinese
bèihòu ( 背后 ), hòubiān ( 后边 ), hòumiàn ( 后面 ), zhīhòu ( 之后 )
More words that mean back in Chinese
bèi ( 背 ), hòubiān ( 后边 ), yĭqián ( 以前 )

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