后 · hòu · surname Hou
Learn the Chinese character 后 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
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- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 后.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
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HSK vocabulary
Words with 后
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 后.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 后hòusurname Hou
- 后面hòumiànthe back
- 后来hòuláiafterwards
- 后年hòuniánthe year after next
- 后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 最后zuìhòufinal
- 后悔hòuhuǐto regret
- 今后jīnhòuhereafter
- 前后qiánhòuaround
- 之后zhīhòuafter
- 背后bèihòubehind
- 此后cǐhòuafter this
- 后果hòuguǒconsequences
- 随后suíhòuafterward
- 先后xiānhòuearly or late
- 过后guòhòuafter the event
- 后代hòudàidescendant
- 后期hòuqīlate stage
- 后人hòurénlater generation
- 后退hòutuìto recoil
- 后者hòuzhěthe latter
- 落后luòhòuto fall behind
- 日后rìhòusometime
- 事后shìhòuafter the event
- 往后wǎnghòufrom now on
- 后备hòubèireserve
- 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunk
- 后盾hòudùnsupport
- 后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom)
- 后勤hòuqínlogistics
- 后世hòushìlater generations
- 后台hòutáibackstage area
- 后续hòuxùfollow-up
- 后裔hòuyìdescendant
- 后遗症hòuyízhèng(medicine) sequelae
- 皇后huánghòuempress
- 马后炮mǎhòupào(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
- 幕后mùhòubehind the scenes
- 前赴后继qiánfù-hòujìto advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 稍后shāohòuin a little while
- 思前想后sīqián-xiǎnghòuto consider past cause and future effect (idiom)
- 争先恐后zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu(idiom) to compete to be first
- 滞后zhìhòuto lag behind
Real usage
Example sentences with 后
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 后 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 后
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 后 mean in Chinese?
后 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: surname Hou.
How do you pronounce 后?
后 is shown as hòu.
Is 后 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 后 is HSK 1 recognition character #70.
Can I practise writing 后?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 45 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #70.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.