后
hòu
back
behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
a picture of 后 → what comes after, behind, later
后 originally depicted a figure giving birth, symbolizing continuity and what comes after. Over time it came to mean 'behind' or 'later,' and the mouth component (口) is a remnant of that ancient pictographic form rather than a direct semantic clue.
Words with 后
95后
jiǔ wǔ hòu
people born between 1995-01-01 and 1999-12-31
后羿
hòu yì
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
后轮
hòu lún
rear wheel
过后
guò hòu
after the event
选美皇后
xuǎn měi huáng hòu
beauty queen
酒后
jiǔ hòu
after drinking
酒后吐真言
jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán
after wine, spit out the truth
酒后驾车
jiǔ hòu jià chē
driving under the influence
酒后驾驶
jiǔ hòu jià shǐ
driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)
长江后浪催前浪
cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng
see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
长江后浪推前浪
cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
开后门
kāi hòu mén
to open the back door