后头
HSK 4 (2021)
后头 (hòutou) · behind
后头 (hòutou) means “behind; at the back”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 后头 is built
The characters
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他站在我后头。Tā zhàn zài wǒ hòutou.He is standing behind me.
车站就在超市后头。Chēzhàn jiù zài chāoshì hòutou.The bus stop is right behind the supermarket.
Questions about 后头
What does 后头 mean?
后头 (hòutou) means “behind; at the back”.
How do you pronounce 后头?
后头 is pronounced hòutou.
Which HSK level is 后头?
后头 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 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
Learn 后头 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.