empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

= + 𠮛 : Mnemonic symbol: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Zenobia (后) and Hamlet (h) want to bake banana bread in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), but they don't know how. Behind (后) a banana tree (⺁) they study a scroll (𠮛) on which the recipe is written.

后 character breakdown

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𠮛 = + : This character looks like a scroll, on which your aim is written. A scroll with the paper made from mandarins (口), and a flute (一) to wrap it all up.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: two and more bananas (丿) are part of a larger banana tree (⺁).

Characters with 后 as component

to meet unexpectedly
dirt / disgrace
disgrace / to revile
thick
surname Hou / place name
copulate / good
(anatomy) epiphysis
see 鱯|鳠[hu4]

Words with 后

behind the scenes
from now on / in the future / time to come
later generations
malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand
to postpone / to defer / to delay
movie queen; best actress award winner
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
payment made afterwards / postpaid
trunk / boot (of a car)
the day after tomorrow
postposition (grammar)
second half (of sporting competition)
latter half of one's life
to manipulate from behind the scenes / to pull the strings
news from behind the scenes / stage gossip

Sentences with 后

zì
cóng
bì
mǎ
we̅n
lái
cǐ
yǐ
hòu