死后

死後

sǐhòu

noun

Meanings

1 after death
2 posthumous
3 the afterlife

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他死后家产被儿子继承。

Tā sǐhòu jiāchǎn bèi érzi jìchéng.

After his death, his estate was inherited by his son.

HSK 6

这位画家死后才被人们认可。

Zhèwèi huàjiā sǐhòu cái bèi rénmen rènkě.

This painter only gained recognition posthumously.

Tips

usage

Plain temporal noun: 'after [someone's] death.' Often appears in 死后 + verb constructions for posthumous events: 死后出版 (sǐhòu chūbǎn, 'published posthumously'), 死后追认 (sǐhòu zhuīrèn, 'posthumously recognized').

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

后 hòu