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Character

却 què

HSK 4Character

however; but

Radical
卩
Strokes
7
Structure
Left–right
Parts
去 卩
Traditional
㕁
Frequency
#791 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

què

que4
  1. however; but
  2. comes after the subject to show something is unexpected

Examples

  • 天气很好，他却在家。

    tiān qì hěn hǎo tā què zài jiā

    The weather is very nice, but he is at home.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他会说汉语，却不认识汉字。

    tā huì shuō hàn yǔ què bú rèn shi hàn zì

    He can speak Chinese, but he cannot read Chinese characters.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 却

Draw “却” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 却

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却是què shìbut is; however, isWordHSK 6却倒què dàobut on the contraryWord却才què cáijust nowWord却步què bùto step backWord却病què bìng(literary) to ward off illness; to cure illnessWord却之不恭què zhī bù gōngto refuse would be impoliteWord了却liǎo quèto finish or settle something, such as a wish or a worryWordHSK 7–9退却tuì quèto move back or away, like an army in a warWordHSK 7–9冷却lěng què(lit. and fig.) to coolWord忘却wàng què(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forgetWord抛却pāo quèto discardWord推却tuī quèto repelWord

Same radical 卩

All characters with 卩 →
即jí印yìn卻què卿qīng卵luǎn卸xiè卯mǎo卹xù卬áng卩jié
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