ér

and; but (not); (indicates contrast)

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 36th character
Radical ⽽ (126.0)
Strokes 6
Index # 392

Definitions

而 ér
  1. 1. and
  2. 2. but (not)
  3. 3. (indicates contrast)
  4. 4. yet (not)
  5. 5. as well as
  6. 6. and so
  7. 7. (indicates causal relation)
  8. 8. (indicates change of state)

Stroke order

而 stroke order diagram
而 stroke order animation

Words containing 而

Word Meaning
secret; confidential; hush-hush
focus on small things, miss the big issue
focus on small things, miss the big issue
rise suddenly; emerge as a new power
to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
to sleep on the ground (idiom)
to be honest, ...
luckily; by good fortune
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poised to act but holding back
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
to make one's bed then lie on it
metaphysics
to wait for a good offer
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
fig. to appear unexpectedly; out of the blue
thus; thereby
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
suddenly; now (..., now...)
to glare at
to glare at
a kind act that costs nothing