Depicts a queen mother (母) giving birth to her heir (𠫓). Based on the original meaning "heir to the throne". The meaning later expanded to "ruler", "successor", and "after".
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Historical Evolution
后
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
后
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
后
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
后
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
后
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
后
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
后
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
后
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
后
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
后
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
后
Regular
Modern
Chinese
后 [Hòu]
surname Hou
后 [hòu]
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
后 / 後 [hòu]
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
后 きさき
Kisaki female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
然后 [ránhòu] #145
after
最后 [zuìhòu] #249
final
之后 [zhīhòu] #322
afterwards
以后 [yǐhòu] #394
after
后面 [hòumiàn] #701
rear
后来 [hòulái] #1,092
afterwards
随后 [suíhòu] #5,731
soon after
今后 [jīnhòu] #5,559
hereafter
背后 [bèihòu] #2,171
behind
后悔 [hòuhuǐ] #1,909
to regret
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 後ろ [うしろ] #596
back
⭐ 午後 [ごご] #1,233
afternoon
⭐ 妃 [ひ] #8,558
princess
⭐ 皇后 [こうごう] #25,918
empress (consort)
皇妃 [こうひ] #39,051
empress
太后 [たいこう] #45,523
empress dowager
⭐ 皇太后 [こうたいごう] #51,831
Empress Dowager
皇后陛下 [こうごうへいか] #75,217
Her Majesty the Empress
母后 [ぼこう] #123,980
empress dowager
皇后宮 [こうごうぐう] #129,704
empress's residence
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KOREAN WORDS (2)