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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.
果guǒfruit
田field · tián
木tree · mù
Memory aidFruit 田 growing on a tree 木.
How to write 后果
后 6 strokes · 果 8 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 后果 (hòuguǒ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
后果 (hòuguǒ) means “consequences” or “aftermath”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it hòuguǒ: hòu with a 4th tone, then guǒ with a 3rd 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, 后果 is written 後果. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type houguo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 后果 from the suggestions. Typing houguo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
后果 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
后hòu4th tone, falling
果guǒ3rd tone, dipping
