Dong Chinese dictionary

hòu

behind

Depicts someone's foot (夂) being held back by a rope (幺), preventing them from being able to walk （彳） forward.

Components

彳 Meaning component

chì

walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

幺 Iconic component

me, yāo

tiny

Depicts a rope.

夂 Iconic component

zhǐ

夂 is a component form of 止.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hòu

behind, rear, after; descendents; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-

Most common words with 後

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