HSK 1 · Positions

后边

hòu bian

behind

Stroke order of 后边

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

后 · 6 strokes 边 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

后 looks like a mouth 口 giving orders from the rear; 边 walks you to the far side behind.

Parts: 后 behind + 边 side

The characters in 后边

后 hòu — back; after (6 strokes)
边 biān — side; edge (5 strokes)

Example sentence

我家后边有一座山。

Behind my house there is a mountain.

Words with 后

后天day after tomorrow 后back; after 最后finally; last 后来afterwards; later 以后after; later 今后from now on 然后then; after that 后面behind; at the back 背后behind; at the back 落后to fall behind; backward 后年year after next 后果consequence 前后around; from start to end

Words with 边

这边this side; here 那边that side; there 旁边beside; next to 上边above; top 下边below; bottom 前边in front 左边left side 右边right side 里边inside 外边outside 东边east side 西边west side 南边south side 北边north side 一边at the same time; side 海边seaside 路边roadside 边side; edge

More words: Positions

上up; on; above 下down; under; below 前front; before 后back; after 左left 右right 里inside 外outside 中间middle; between 旁边beside; next to 上边above; top 下边below; bottom 前边in front 左边left side 右边right side 里边inside 外边outside

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