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后天

Traditional: 後天

hòu tiān

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

hòu tiān · hau6 tin1 (Jyutping)

  1. the day after tomorrow
  2. life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1])
  3. acquired (not innate or congenital)
  4. a posteriori

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

天

Meaning
sky, heaven; god, celestial
Radical
大
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一大
Cangjie
MK
Four-corner
1043.0

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