后
后 (hòu) means “behind”. It is made of 口 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 后 into its parts
What 后 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
后 stroke order
Example sentences
吃饭后我们去看电影。Chīfàn hòu wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.After the meal we'll go and see a movie.
学校后面有个商店。Xuéxiào hòumiàn yǒu gè shāngdiàn.There's a shop behind the school.
Words with 后
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 最后zuìhòulast
- 后来hòuláilater
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 背后bèihòubehind
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 后面hòumianbehind
- 后年hòuniánthe year after next
- 落后luòhòuto fall behind
- 前后qiánhòuaround (a time)
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 之后zhīhòuafter
- 后悔hòuhuǐto regret
- 后背hòubèiback (of the body)
- 后代hòudàilater generations
- 后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōuworries back home
- 后勤hòuqínlogistics
- 皇后huánghòuempress
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto scramble to be first
Also built with 口
- 中zhōngmiddle
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 加jiāto add
- 占zhànto occupy
- 古gǔancient
- 句jùmeasure word for sentences
- 另lìnganother
- 叨dāotalkative
- 只zhǐonly
Quick facts
| Pinyin | hòu |
|---|---|
| Meaning | behind; after |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Top-left wrap |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 后
What does 后 mean?
后 (hòu) means “behind; after”.
How many strokes does 后 have?
后 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 后?
The radical of 后 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 后?
后 is made of 口 (mouth).
Which HSK level is 后?
后 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 后 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.