后边
HSK 1 (2021)
后边 (hòubian) · behind
后边 (hòubian) means “behind; at the back”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 后边 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
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家后边有一座山。Wǒ jiā hòubian yǒu yī zuò shān.There's a hill behind my house.
谁坐在你后边？Shéi zuò zài nǐ hòubian?Who sits behind you?
Questions about 后边
What does 后边 mean?
后边 (hòubian) means “behind; at the back”.
How do you pronounce 后边?
后边 is pronounced hòubian.
Which HSK level is 后边?
后边 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 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
Learn 后边 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.