← Explore word lists
CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hou4
- English meanings
- rear, back, behind
Stroke practice
Loading writing practice…
BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
wait; time
fat
to roar
throat; larynx
after; behind
monkey
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 之后
- 争先恐后
- 事后
- 今后
- 从今以后
- 以后
- 先后
- 其后
- 前仰后合
- 前后
- 前赴后继
- 后人
- 后代
- 后勤
- 后台
- 后备
- 后备箱
- 后天
- 后头
- 后年
- 后悔
- 后期
- 后来
- 后果
- 后盾
- 后续
- 后者
- 后裔
- 后边
- 后退
- 后遗症
- 后面
- 后顾之忧
- 幕后
- 往后
- 思前想后
- 日后
- 最后
- 此后
- 滞后
- 然后
- 王后
- 皇后
- 稍后
- 背后
- 落后
- 走后门
- 过后
- 随后
- 马后炮