后面
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 1
后面 (hòumian) · behind
后面 (hòumian) means “behind; at the back; later”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 面 (noodles). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 后面 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
面 miàn · noodles
What 面 is made of
面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.
Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校后面有一座山。Xuéxiào hòumian yǒu yī zuò shān.There's a hill behind the school.
谁坐在后面？Shéi zuò zài hòumian?Who is sitting at the back?
Questions about 后面
What does 后面 mean?
后面 (hòumian) means “behind; at the back; later”.
How do you pronounce 后面?
后面 is pronounced hòumian.
Which HSK level is 后面?
后面 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
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
- 后年hòuniánthe year after next
Learn 后面 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.