Example sentences
hòu后miàn面yǒu有rén人。
There's someone behind.
yín银xíng行zài在xué学xiào校hòu后miàn面。
The bank is behind the school.
The story behind the character
后
The traditional 後 is 彳 (walking) plus 幺 and 夂. It meant to fall behind, to lag. Xu Shen wrote 后, 迟也: "late."
面
面 is a face with an eye in the middle. Xu Shen wrote 面, 颜前也. The front of the head. Only later did it stretch to mean "side" or "noodle."