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後
後 ＝ 彳 ＋ 幺 ＋ 夂
ㄏㄡˋ · hòu
noun — behind; after
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彳義a step — the road
幺義a small thread
夂義a foot, trailing
On the road (彳), a thread (幺) tangles the trailing foot (夂) — held back, falling behind. From the laggard: 後面、以後、落後.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳（夂）上纏著線（幺），一步拖一步——隊伍走遠了。
A thread (幺) round the foot (夂), each step dragging — the column is far ahead now.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)走在後面、遲— to lag behind
→後面— behind — in space常用
→以後、後來— after — in time常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension