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后

HSK 1locativetime word

后

Hòu

后 (Hòu) means “surname Hou”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

后来我去了。

Hòulái wǒ qù le.

Later I went.

Words containing 后

后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards 后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived 后悔hòu huǐto regret; to feel remorse 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards 最后zuì hòufinal; last; finally; ultimate 之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then 后背hòu bèithe back (human anatomy); the back part of sth 后果hòu guǒconsequences; aftermath 以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future 落后luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress 后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations 后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 后 mean?: 后 (Hòu) means “surname Hou”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 后 pronounced?: 后 is pronounced “Hòu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 后?: 后 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 后?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 后 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18