稍后
shāohòu · HSK 7
later on
⏳ 稍后 = 稍 slightly + 后 after = a slight bit after now = later on
稍 means slightly or a touch, and 后 means after or behind. Stack them and you get a small amount of after, which lands on later on. The hòu in 稍后 is the same 后 as in 以后 afterwards.
稍 — grain 禾 + small 肖
A semantic-phonetic compound. The grain radical 禾 hints at the meaning, while 肖 (xiào) supplies the sound. Originally describing a small tip of grain, 稍 broadened to mean 'tip' or 'slightly,' and is now mostly used as the adverb 'a little, somewhat.'
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.