后裔
hoù yì · HSK 7
descendant
👶 后裔 = 后 after/behind + 裔 offspring = those who come after = descendant
后 means after or behind; 裔 on its own means progeny or hem of a garment, extended to bloodline. Together: the offspring who come after you, your descendants.
后 — 厂 cliff + 一 + 口 mouth
Originally depicted a ruler or sovereign issuing commands, showing a figure with a mouth giving orders. It came to mean 'queen' or 'empress.' In modern simplified Chinese, 后 also absorbed the meaning 'behind/after' from the traditional character 後, so context decides which sense applies.