后 (hau6 | hou4 hou3) : queen; empress; sovereign; god of earth

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后

hau6

hou4 hou3

[1] [n] queen; empress; sovereign [2] the god of the earth [3] after; behind [4] simplified form of 後

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

后 / 后

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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天后 tin1 hau6 tian1 hou4 = Tin Hau; Tin Hau (MTR station); goddess of the sea, patron of fishermen

皇后大道 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 huang2 hou4 da4 dao4 = Queen's Road

王后 wong4 hau6 wang2 hou4 = queen

帝后 dai3 hau6 di4 hou4 = empress; imperial consort

天后廟 tin1 hau6 miu6*2 tian1 hou4 miao4 = Tin Hau temple

后里鄉 hau6 lei5 hoeng1 hou4 li3 xiang1 = Houli (village in Taiwan)

皇后大道西 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 sai1 huang2 hou4 da4 dao4 xi1 = Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

皇后像廣場 wong4 hau6 zoeng6 gwong2 coeng4 = [n] Statue Square, a public pedestrian square in HK Central

域多利皇后 wik6 do1 lei6 wong4 hau6 yu4 duo1 li4 huang2 hao4 = Queen Victoria

皇后碼頭 wong4 hau6 maa5 tau4 huang2 hou4 ma3 tou5 = Queen's Pier
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