IDENTITY
后hòubehind; after
HSK 1Top 180
CORE MEANING
behind; after
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.behindHSK1
- 2.afterHSK1
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 口mouth radical (kǒu)
- strokes
- 6
- Structure
- semi-enclosed compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿸𠂋口
- the spoken word (hou: ruler’s mouth)
- part of the structure
USAGE
Common words
后面hòumiànbehind
以后yǐhòuafterwards
后来hòuláilater
Graded examples
他坐在我后面。Tā zuò zài wǒ hòumiàn.HSK2
He sits behind me.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
LEARNING
Memory aid
The ruler (𠂋) speaking (口) — the sovereign; what trails behind.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #180
- Memory aid
- memory-aid
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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