1. 往
  2. 后

往

Previous (议)Next (元)
  • 369th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
往→
彳主
2Radical
往→
彳step王jade丶dot
3Graphical
往→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wǎng (wang3)to go (in a direction) • to • towards • (of a train) bound for • past • previous

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 往 wǎng (wang3)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 往 wǎng (wang3)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

往事 
往往 

Uncommon

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
来往 (來往)
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)

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后

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

Decomposition

1Once
后→
⺁𠮛
2Radical
后→
⺁cliff一one口mouth
3Graphical
后→
丿㇒一口

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 后 hòu (hou4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

后 also appears in:
垢逅诟骺郈詬

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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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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