后影

後影
hòuyǐng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 rear view (of a person)
  2. 2 a figure seen from behind
  3. 3 back silhouette

Examples

Wǒ zhǐ kàn dào le tā de hòuyǐng.
I only caught a glimpse of her from behind.
Tā de hòuyǐng jiànjiàn xiāoshī zài rénqún zhōng.
His silhouette gradually disappeared into the crowd.

Tips

usage
Often carries an emotional weight — a parting figure, a missed connection. Compare with the more famous 背影 (bèiyǐng, 'view of someone's back'), title of Zhu Ziqing's classic essay about watching his father walk away.

Stroke Order

hòu
yǐng