• 48th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.29% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (Hou4)surname Hou
2. hòu (hou4)empress • queen
3. hòu (hou4)back • behind • rear • afterwards • after • later

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hòu (hou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

之后 (之後)
今后 (今後)
以后 (以後)
后来 (後來)
后悔 (後悔)
后面 (後面)
最后 (最後)
然后 (然後)

Uncommon

事后 (事後)
先后 (先後)
前后 (前後)
午后 (午後)
天后 
幕后 (幕後)
往后 (往後)
后世 (後世)
后人 (後人)
后代 (後代)
后台 (後台)
后天 (後天)
后宫 (後宮)
后年 (後年)
后期 (後期)
后果 (後果)
后续 (後續)
后者 (後者)
后卫 (後衛)
后退 (後退)
后遗症 (後遺症)
后边 (後邊)
后门 (後門)
日后 (日後)
此后 (此後)
死而后已 (死而後已)
皇后 
稍后 (稍後)
背后 (背後)
落后 (落後)
观后感 (觀後感)
身后 (身後)
过后 (過後)
酒后 (酒後)
随后 (隨後)

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  • 1563rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qín (qin2)diligent • industrious • hardworking • frequent • regular • constant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qín (qin2)The component is pronounced as 'jǐn' (jin3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

勤劳 (勤勞)
勤奋 (勤奮)
勤快 
辛勤 

Uncommon

全勤 
勤俭 (勤儉)
勤力 
勤勉 
勤勤恳恳 (勤勤懇懇)
执勤 (執勤)
天道酬勤 
后勤 (後勤)
殷勤 
考勤 
通勤 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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