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后头

hòutou

behind; at the back

A bag behind a person
Memory picture

Characters in this word

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

头 tóu

Strokes
5
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我在后头。 Wǒ zài hòu tou. I am at the back.
  • 车在后头。 Chē zài hòu tou. The car is in the back.
  • 他坐后头。 Tā zuò hòu tou. He sits in the back.

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