Shuowen component 335: 后
About this component
Component: 后
Seal font (Chongxi): 后
Mandarin: hòu
Sino-Vietnamese: hậu
Japanese: コウ (kou) ; ゴ (go) ; あと (ato) ; きさき (kisaki) ; のち (nochi)
Korean: HWU / 후
Unihan definition: queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
Variants: 𠮮
Shuowen entry
繼體君也。象人之形。施令以告四方，故厂之。从一、口。發號者，君后也。凡后之屬皆从后。