| 后 | Hòu tǔ | Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven) | 
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou | 
| 后 | hòu | empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler | 
| 后 | hòu | back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- | 
| 土 | Tǔ | Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu | 
| 土 | tǔ | earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |