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Definition(s) for: 向后

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
向后 xiàng hòu - backward

List Ranking for: 向后

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 10,061 12,226

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
向 xiàng- surname Xiang
向 xiàng- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
- (suffix) suitable for ...
- oriented to ...
向 xiàng- to tend toward
- to guide
- variant of 向[xiang4]
向 xiàng- variant of 向[xiang4]
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly
后 hòu- surname Hou
后 hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
后 hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-

Other Words Containing 向后

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo