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后头

Traditional: 後頭

hòu tou

HSK 3.0 · 4

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

hòu tou · hau6 tau4 (Jyutping)

  1. behind
  2. the back
  3. the rear
  4. later
  5. afterwards
  6. (in) the future

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

头

Meaning
head; top; chief, first; boss
Radical
大
Strokes
5
Components
⿻⺀大
Cangjie
YK
Four-corner
3480

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