后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu Any menace from the “rear

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Traditional: 後顧之憂

Stroke order

后顾之忧 is written in 26 strokes across 4 characters.

后顾之忧 — the Chinese character for Any menace from the “rear (hòugùzhīyōu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 后顾之忧 — Any menace from the “rear

后 — 6 strokes
顾 — 10 strokes
之 — 3 strokes
忧 — 7 strokes

Senses

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
worries about the future consequences
often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Characters in 后顾之忧

后 hòu — empress; queen; (archaic) monarch
顾 gù — to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
之 zhī — him; her; it
忧 yōu — to worry; to concern oneself with; worried

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

Related words

后顾之忧 is pronounced hòugùzhīyōu and means “Any menace from the “rear”.

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