| 后 |
hòu sì | heir / descendant / posterity |
| 后 |
Hòu | surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu | empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu | back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |
| 嗣 |
sì | succession (to a title) / to inherit / continuing (a tradition) / posterity |