què

but; however; yet

Character data

Radical ⼙ (26.7)
Strokes 9
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

卻 què
  1. 1. but
  2. 2. however
  3. 3. yet
  4. 4. nevertheless
  5. 5. even though
  6. 6. while
  7. 7. to retreat
  8. 8. to go back
  9. 9. to decline
  10. 10. old variant of què

Words containing 卻

Word Meaning
to resolve; to settle
to be done with this world; to die
cooling; to cool off
coolant
cooling tower
cooling water (in a reactor)
to refuse would be impolite
but unexpectedly; but on the contrary
just now
actually; nevertheless; the fact is ...
to step back
to prevent or treat a disease
to forget
unable to refuse because of affection
to discard
to decline; to repel
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
to flinch; to shrink back
to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
to decline; to refuse politely
to retreat; to shrink back
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