hòu = h + ou4
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
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hòu = h + ou4
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
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How to pronounce 后

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

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后 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 后 as component

hòu = h + ou4
to meet unexpectedly
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gòu = g + ou4
dirt / disgrace
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gòu = g + ou4
disgrace / to revile
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Words with 后

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then; after that; afterwards
after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards
final / last / finally / ultimate

Sentences with 后

cóng
wēn
lái
hòu

Want to remember 后 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

hòu

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