후

후 U+D6C4, 후 HANGUL SYLLABLE HU Composition: ㅎ + ㅜ ← 훃 [U+D6C3] Hangul Syllables 훅 → [U+D6C5]

후훅훆훇훈훉훊 훋훌훍훎훏훐훑 훒훓훔훕훖훗훘 훙훚훛훜훝훞훟
효 ←	→ 훠

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後, from the Middle Korean reading 후〯 (Yale: hwǔ).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hu
McCune–Reischauer?	hu
Yale Romanization?	hwū

Noun

후 • (hu) (hanja 後)

1. after

   Antonym: 전(前) (jeon)

   먹은 후 ― meogeun hu ― after eating

   2주 후부터요. ― Iju hu-buteo-yo. ― In two weeks.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 後 for Sino-Korean compounds of 후 (後, hu).