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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 之后

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
之后 zhī hòu - after; behind
- (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 322 286 504

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
hòu- surname Hou
hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-

Other Words Containing 之后

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
之后 - 4 322 286 504