后 hòu
“back; behind; rear”
locality word, time word2021 list level 1Traditional 後
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
后 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 80: 后 hòu — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 81
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
义项All meanings
- Hòu: surname Hou
- hòu: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
- hòu: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later