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后

hòu
HSK 1

“Empress” in Chinese is 后 (hòu).

Other characters with the syllable hou: see all 6 →

Meaning

  • empress
  • queen
  • ruler
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  • back
  • behind
  • rear
  • afterwards
  • after
  • later
  • post-
  • surname Hou
  • (archaic) monarch

Example

请后天来吧。

Please come the day after tomorrow.

From 后天 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 后

后边hòubianthe back; the rear; the last bitHSK 1后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrowHSK 1最后zuìhòufinal; last; ultimateHSK 1后来hòuláiafterwards; laterHSK 2今后jīnhòuhereafterHSK 2然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwardsHSK 2以后yǐhòuafterHSK 2背后bèihòubehindHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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