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
act within one's ability; do what you can
to toil to no avail
therefore
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
so much so that; even
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
unable to take it any more
true everywhere; universally valid
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
bottom-up
the student surpasses the teacher
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
(of a group of people) to rush into action
to skip over; to skate around; to skimp
to skip over; to skate around; to skimp
to make a clean sweep of; to clear off
to sweep clean; to clean out
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
to swarm around; flocking (to see)
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
to be evident at a glance (idiom)