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字HANZI DESK

后代

Traditional: 後代

hòu dài

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

hòu dài · hau6 doi6 (Jyutping)

  1. descendant; progeny
  2. posterity; later ages; later generations

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

后

Meaning
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿸？口
Cangjie
HMR
Four-corner
7226.1

代

Meaning
replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
Radical
亻
Strokes
5
Components
⿰亻弋
Cangjie
OIP
Four-corner
2324.0

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