Read Edit View history 后 hòuHòu HSK1 queen, after Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a queen mother (母) giving birth to her heir (𠫓). Based on the original meaning "heir to the throne". The meaning later expanded to "ruler", "successor", and "after". Pinyin Separate values with commas hòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 后 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 后 ×後 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 后 Simp strokes 后 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a child being born. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 后 Simp strokes 后 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 后 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 711, 747 ], [ 627, 762 ], [ 543, 710 ], [ 451, 668 ], [ 364, 639 ], [ 360, 628 ] ], [ [ 272, 662 ], [ 300, 639 ], [ 314, 620 ], [ 314, 610 ], [ 299, 442 ], [ 267, 306 ], [ 232, 225 ], [ 187, 160 ], [ 123, 98 ], [ 66, 66 ] ], [ [ 334, 461 ], [ 357, 451 ], [ 378, 450 ], [ 539, 486 ], [ 789, 525 ], [ 837, 520 ], [ 873, 508 ] ], [ [ 337, 296 ], [ 362, 275 ], [ 376, 249 ], [ 416, 16 ] ], [ [ 395, 292 ], [ 408, 282 ], [ 425, 279 ], [ 567, 302 ], [ 678, 329 ], [ 703, 330 ], [ 726, 321 ], [ 760, 284 ], [ 718, 162 ], [ 683, 132 ] ], [ [ 438, 53 ], [ 453, 68 ], [ 482, 74 ], [ 681, 99 ], [ 732, 98 ], [ 764, 86 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 353 620 Q 498 656 596 701 Q 651 723 699 731 Q 720 732 724 741 Q 728 754 715 768 Q 690 787 636 809 Q 617 819 601 818 Q 592 814 591 800 Q 591 755 347 642 C 320 629 324 613 353 620 Z", "M 330 467 Q 337 519 344 581 Q 353 614 353 620 C 356 636 356 636 347 642 Q 344 646 339 648 Q 288 678 272 676 Q 250 673 266 649 Q 299 580 257 362 Q 242 304 209 236 Q 175 167 78 85 Q 62 72 58 66 Q 55 59 68 58 Q 107 55 191 130 Q 293 232 327 447 L 330 467 Z", "M 327 447 Q 363 417 400 430 Q 602 493 857 493 Q 858 493 860 493 Q 881 494 885 503 Q 889 516 872 529 Q 815 566 778 556 Q 646 522 332 468 Q 329 468 330 467 C 306 462 306 462 327 447 Z", "M 386 295 Q 373 301 347 306 Q 334 310 329 304 Q 322 297 331 279 Q 364 203 380 80 Q 381 43 403 17 Q 422 -8 428 10 Q 432 23 434 45 L 430 89 Q 412 216 406 257 C 402 287 401 289 386 295 Z", "M 737 123 Q 773 235 815 264 Q 836 286 819 308 Q 801 323 734 358 Q 713 367 688 358 Q 568 313 386 295 C 356 292 376 252 406 257 Q 418 258 659 301 Q 689 308 700 295 Q 712 282 708 256 Q 693 186 675 127 C 666 98 728 95 737 123 Z", "M 434 45 Q 443 45 452 46 Q 549 65 759 74 Q 772 75 774 86 Q 775 96 738 123 L 737 123 L 675 127 Q 539 100 430 89 C 400 86 404 44 434 45 Z" ] } 6 strokes 后 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 604, 808 ], [ 651, 756 ], [ 352, 636 ] ], [ [ 266, 669 ], [ 315, 615 ], [ 270, 317 ], [ 200, 176 ], [ 62, 67 ] ], [ [ 332, 452 ], [ 779, 524 ], [ 882, 512 ] ], [ [ 334, 301 ], [ 377, 246 ], [ 418, 9 ] ], [ [ 396, 291 ], [ 424, 279 ], [ 721, 325 ], [ 771, 272 ], [ 710, 137 ], [ 688, 127 ] ], [ [ 438, 52 ], [ 460, 71 ], [ 678, 99 ], [ 768, 85 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M353,620C449,644 530,673 596,701C632,717 666,727 699,731C712,733 721,735 724,741C727,750 724,760 715,768C699,782 671,794 636,809C622,815 611,821 601,818C594,817 591,810 591,800C590,770 509,718 347,642C340,639 346,619 353,620Z", "M330,467C335,502 337,540 344,581C347,604 353,616 353,620C354,627 352,637 347,642C325,666 282,678 272,676C257,675 257,666 266,649C289,604 286,507 257,362C248,323 231,282 209,236C186,190 142,140 78,85C67,77 60,71 58,66C55,62 59,59 68,58C94,56 136,79 191,130C260,197 305,304 327,447C329,460 329,460 330,467Z", "M327,447C351,427 375,423 400,430C534,473 687,493 857,493C858,493 851,493 860,493C874,494 882,497 885,503C888,512 883,521 872,529C834,555 802,563 778,556C690,534 379,476 330,467C323,466 322,451 327,447Z", "M386,295Q373,301 347,306Q334,310 329,304Q322,297 331,279Q364,203 380,80Q381,43 403,17Q422,-8 428,10Q432,23 434,45C431,74 431,74 430,89Q412,216 406,257C404,271 399,290 386,295Z", "M737,123C761,198 788,243 815,264C830,277 831,295 819,308C808,320 779,336 734,358C720,365 704,365 688,358C607,329 507,307 386,295C372,293 392,254 406,257C414,258 498,272 659,301C679,305 692,304 700,295C707,287 711,274 708,256C698,210 687,167 675,127C667,108 729,104 737,123Z", "M434,45C440,45 446,45 452,46C516,59 619,68 759,74C767,75 776,79 774,86C769,100 754,111 737,123C720,135 695,131 675,127C584,109 502,97 430,89C415,87 419,45 434,45Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.