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后hòuempress
后 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidIts first meaning was “queen”. As a simplified character it also stands for 後: behind, after.
代dàito be a substitute for
亻person form of 人 · rén
弋shoot · yì
How to write 后代
后 6 strokes · 代 5 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 后代 (hòudài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
后代 (hòudài) means “descendants” or “later generations”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it hòudài: hòu with a 4th tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 后代 is written 後代. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type houdai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 后代 from the suggestions. Typing houdai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
后代 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
后hòu4th tone, falling
