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Character

而 ér

HSK 2Character

and; joins two words or ideas together

Radical
而 (itself)
Strokes
6
Traditional
而
Frequency
#112 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

ér

er2
  1. and; joins two words or ideas together
  2. but; shows a difference between two parts of a sentence

Examples

  • 天气不好，而我很开心。

    tiān qì bù hǎo ér wǒ hěn kāi xīn

    The weather is bad, but I am happy.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我不喝咖啡，而喝茶。

    wǒ bù hē kā fēi ér hē chá

    I don't drink coffee, but I drink tea.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他会说中文而英语。

    tā huì shuō zhōng wén ér yīng yǔ

    He can speak Chinese and English.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 而

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

Words with 而

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而且ér qiěand also; moreover; adds more information or another reasonWordHSK 2而是ér shìbut instead; used with 不是 to say what is really trueWordHSK 4而已ér yǐthat's all; nothing more, said at the end of a sentenceWordHSK 7–9而今ér jīnnowWord而后ér hòuafter thatWord而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...Word而立之年ér lì zhī nián(idiom) the age of 30Word反而fǎn érinstead; shows a result is the opposite of what you expectWordHSK 4然而rán érhowever; but; says something different from what came beforeWordHSK 4从而cóng érconnects an action and its result, meaning 'so that'WordHSK 5因而yīn érso; for this reasonWordHSK 5时而shí érsometimes; from time to time, but not oftenWordHSK 6

Same radical 而

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