Ideographic: Sunlight 日 and children 子 in a building 厂Radical:

meaning for hòu:

  • - thick
  • - deep or profound
  • - kind
  • - generous
  • - rich or strong in flavor
  • - to favor
  • - to stressdeep
  • - profounddense
  • - thick (fog, clouds etc)
  • - to have a strong interest in
  • - deep
  • - fully saturated (color)robust
  • - strong and solidgenerous
  • - amplethick
  • - heavy
  • - thickset (body)
  • - massive
  • - generous
  • - extravagant
  • - profound
  • - dignified

tiānqì天气
hěnlěng很冷
yào
chuān穿
hòu
yīfu衣服

It's very cold, you need to wear warm clothes.


xūyào需要
chuān穿
hòu
yīfu衣服
wàimian外面

I need to wear thick clothes when I go outside.


zhège这个
yātuǐ鸭腿
hěn
hòu
ròu
hěn
nèn

This duck leg is thick and the meat is tender.


yīn
miànqián面前
de
guānghuī光辉
de
hòu
yún
xíng
guò
biàn便
yǒu
bīngbáo冰雹
huǒtàn火炭

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.


wǒmen我们
de
fángjiāngé房间隔
le
yídào一道
hěn
hòu
de
qiáng

There is a thick wall separating our rooms.