后顾之忧 (hòugùzhīyōu) · worries back home

后顾之忧 (hòugùzhīyōu) means “worries back home; things to worry about”. It is written with 4 characters: 后 (behind) + 顾 (to look back) + 之 (of (formal 的)) + 忧 (sad). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 后顾之忧 is built

The characters

后 hòu · behind

What 后 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

顾 gù · to look back

What 顾 is made of

厄è — adversity
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 㔾xiān — seal
页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
  - 冂 — frame
  - 人rén — person

Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 厄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

之 zhī · of (formal 的)

What 之 is made of

丶 — dot

Origin hint: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

忧 yōu · sad

What 忧 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
  - 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot

Example sentences

有了保险，就没有后顾之忧了。Yǒu le bǎoxiǎn, jiù méiyǒu hòugùzhīyōu le.With insurance, you have nothing to worry about.

父母帮他照顾孩子，他没有后顾之忧。Fùmǔ bāng tā zhàogù háizi, tā méiyǒu hòugùzhīyōu.His parents look after his kids, so he has no worries at home.

Questions about 后顾之忧

What does 后顾之忧 mean?

后顾之忧 (hòugùzhīyōu) means “worries back home; things to worry about”.

How do you pronounce 后顾之忧?

后顾之忧 is pronounced hòugùzhīyōu.

Which HSK level is 后顾之忧?

后顾之忧 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 后顾之忧 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

Open the group