落后 luòhòu backward, fall behind

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Traditional: 落後

Stroke order

落后 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

落后 — the Chinese character for backward, fall behind (luòhòu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 落后 — backward, fall behind

落 — 12 strokes
后 — 6 strokes

Senses

to fall behind
to lag (in technology etc)
backward
to retrogress

Characters in 落后

落 luò — to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
后 hòu — empress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

落后 is pronounced luòhòu and means “backward, fall behind”.

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