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Radical 30 · 6 strokes

post-

HSK 1 (3.0)8 meanings#233
MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    post-

    在…的后面;后面的zài...de hòumiàn;hòumiàn de

    • Please wait for me at the back.

  2. noun

    after

    时间或次序上的后来;在某事之后的时间shíjiān huò cìxù shàng de hòulái; zài mǒushì zhīhòu de shíjiān

    • I'm behind you.

  3. adverb

    later

    时间上比现在晚;以前之后shíjiān shang bǐ xiànzài wǎn; yǐqián zhī hòu

    • We can talk more later.

  4. noun

    empress

    皇帝的妻子;国家最高统治者的女性配偶huángdì de qīzi; guójiā zuìgāo tǒngzhìzhě de nǚxìng pèiyǒu

    • She is the empress.

    • The newly crowned empress is deeply beloved by the people.

  5. noun

    queen

    皇帝的妻子;国家最高统治者的妻子huángdì de qīzi;guójiā zuìgāo tǒngzhìzhě de qīzi

    • She is the empress of this country.

    • Throughout history, there have been several renowned empresses who shaped the fate of the nation.

  6. noun

    ruler

    统治国家的人;国家的最高掌权者tǒngzhì guójiā de rén;guójiā de zuìgāo zhǎngquán zhě

    • He is the ruler of this country.

    • The rulers of ancient times held supreme power.

  7. noun

    (archaic) monarch

    古代的国家统治者;帝王gǔdài de guójiā tǒngzhìzhě;dìwàng

    • This ruler was a good monarch.

    • The ancient king held the fate of the entire realm in his hands.

  8. noun

    surname Hou

    姓氏,中国人的家族名字xìngshì、zhōngguórén de jiāzú míngzi

    • Teacher Hou is the most popular teacher in our class.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (mouth; door)RADICAL
  • (behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.

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