Phonetic Reading of the Character '而'



Animated Stroke Order of 而:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '而'



Radical:而     Strokes:6



Pinyin & Definition:

érand/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)


Related Chinese characters:



Words with Chinese Character 而:
and
as well as
and so
而不是instead of
而不需without needing (to so sth)
而且(not only ...) but also
moreover
in addition
而今now
at the present (time)
而况much less; let alone
而又and
而后after that
then
而已that's all
nothing more
而是rather
而立thirty years of age
而立之年aged thirty (see 三十而立)
而言with regard to (preceding phrase)
而非but not