而 (ér): meaning and stroke order
而 (ér) means and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation).
而
- Simplified
- 而
- Traditional
- 而 (same form)
- Pinyin
- ér
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Stroke order of 而
而
- ér and; as well as
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Meaning of 而
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ér
- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
Radical and structure
- 而
- Radical 而 (Kangxi radical 126) · 6 strokes · 一 on top, 𦓐 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 而
- 反而 fǎn ér on the contrary; instead
- 然而 rán ér however; but; yet
- 而是 ér shì rather
- 而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also; moreover
- 满载而归 mǎn zài ér guī (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey
- 从而 cóng ér thus; thereby
- 总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word
- 半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
而 in our stories
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轻而清的东西慢慢上升，变成了天；重而浊的东西慢慢下沉，变成了地。
qīng ér qīng de dōngxi mànmàn shàngshēng biànchéng le tiān zhòng ér zhuó de dōngxi mànmàn xiàchén biànchéng le dì
What was light and clear slowly rose and became the sky; what was heavy and murky slowly sank and became the earth.
From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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挪威人礼貌而安静，公交车上宁可站着，也不愿意坐到陌生人旁边。
Nuówēi rén lǐmào ér ānjìng gōngjiāochē shàng nìngkě zhàn zhe yě bù yuànyì zuò dào mòshēngrén pángbiān
Norwegians were polite and quiet; on the bus they would rather stand than sit next to a stranger.
From the story Two homes HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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苏禾笑着点头，眼泪却忍不住流了下来。她这才明白，父亲忘记的是她现在的样子，而不是她。
Sū Hé xiàozhe diǎntóu yǎnlèi què rěn bú zhù liú le xiàlai tā zhè cái míngbai fùqīn wàngjì de shì tā xiànzài de yàngzi ér bú shì tā
Su He smiled and nodded, but the tears came anyway. Only then did she understand that what her father had forgotten was how she looked now, not her.
From the story The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Stories using 而
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Two homes HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8
- Fighting battles on paper HSK 7–9 · Level 8
- The flies that solved the case HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).