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后边 (hòu biān) — behind; at the back; in the rear

Definition

noun
behindat the backin the rear

Examples

  • 后边。
    Jiào shì hòu biān yǒu yì kē dà shù.
    There is a big tree behind the classroom.
  • ，后边。
    Pái duì de shí hou, nǐ zhàn zài wǒ hòu biān.
    When queuing, you stand behind me.
  • 后边。
    Fáng zi de hòu biān shì yí gè xiǎo huā yuán.
    Behind the house is a small garden.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

后hòuback
边biānplace

后 means back and 边 adds a place sense, so it points to the rear or behind.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邊; 边 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalking; movement
Sound part声符shēngfú
臱
臱mián邊biān(r)
Same sound today

The traditional form 邊 pairs 辶 (walking; movement) with the sound part 臱; the simplified 边 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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