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Pronunciation

Mandarin	hòu
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hau6
反切 Fanqie	胡口切
Japanese Kun	kimi, kisaki
Japanese On	kou, go
Korean (Hangul)	후
Korean (Yale)	hwu
Vietnamese	hậu

Meaning

Definition

queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 后) behind, rear, after

Character Rank

Traditional	1491
Simplified	44
常用字表	48
Hong Kong Grade Level	3
HSK v.3 Level	1
HSK v.3 Writing Level	1

Common Words With This Character  

以后	yǐhòu	after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
然后	ránhòu	after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori
后年	hòunián	the year after next
最后	zuìhòu	final; last; finally; ultimate
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	口 (#30:mouth)
Shuowen Radical
Traditional Script	後
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+540E
Big 5	A65A
GB2312	BAF3

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	hmr
Four Corner	7226.1
WuBi 86	rgkd
WuBi 98	rgkd