lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hin
马 · 3 strokes
Simplified form of 馬. Pictograph of a horse.
后 · 6 strokes
Depicts a queen mother (母) giving birth to her heir (𠫓). Based on the original meaning "heir to the throne". The meaning later expanded to "ruler", "successor", and "after".
炮 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.