而 ér

and; but (not); (indicates contrast)

HSK 3 #36

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
一概而論 yī gài ér lùn
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng
to become an instant hit; to win instant success (idiom)
一炮而紅 yī pào ér hóng
to become an instant hit; to win instant success (idiom)
一发而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu
to be impossible to stop once started
一發而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu
to be impossible to stop once started
一而再，再而三 yī ér zài ， zài ér sān
again and again
一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
一躍而起 yī yuè ér qǐ
to jump up suddenly; to rise up in one bound; to bound up
一闪而过 yī shǎn ér guò
to flash past; to flit by
一閃而過 yī shǎn ér guò
to flash past; to flit by
一饮而尽 yī yǐn ér jìn
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
一飲而盡 yī yǐn ér jìn
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
一哄而散 yī hòng ér sàn
see 一哄而散yī hōng ér sàn
一鬨而散 yī hòng ér sàn
see 一哄而散yī hōng ér sàn
三十而立 sān shí ér lì
at thirty, one should be independent
三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng
think carefully before acting
三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
think carefully before you act
下而上 xià ér shàng
bottom to top (of listing)
不一而足 bù yī ér zú
numerous; by no means an isolated case
不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而語 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
incomparable
不宣而战 bù xuān ér zhàn
start an undeclared war
不宣而戰 bù xuān ér zhàn
start an undeclared war
不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì
tremble with fear; shudder; shiver all over though not cold
不得其门而入 bù dé qí mén ér rù
to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
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