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

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Words containing 而

Word Meaning
in sight but unattainable (idiom); inaccessible
to wait for a good offer
back off when it seems too hard; quit early
directly; in one's face (of wind); head-on (collision)
return crestfallen after defeat
to swarm around; flocking (to see)
to spread like wildfire; to get round fast
metaphysics
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
to storm off in a huff (idiom)
to speak in general terms
to return from a rewarding journey
top-down
to lump different matters together (idiom)
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
to jump up suddenly; to rise up in one bound; to bound up
come for its fame; visit because well-known
to stop suddenly; to break off at once
sth assaults the senses; directly in one's face
aged thirty (see sān shí ér lì)
to ignore deliberately
to do the same thing by chance
to flinch; to shrink back
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
to act at once on hearing the news; to respond instantly