而(ér)

HSK 26 strokes

and

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Character information

Pinyin
ér
Meaning
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

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Words with 而

Common words using 而 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yī一gài概ér而lùn论
HSK 7-9

to lump different matters together (idiom)

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bù不dé得ér而zhī知
HSK 7-9

unknown

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é俄ér而

(literary) very soon; before long

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jiǎ假ér而

if

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ǒu偶ér而

occasionally; once in a while

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yī一hǒng哄ér而sàn散

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

Open 一哄而散 page →
yī一hǒng哄ér而qǐ起

(of a group of people) to rush into action

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yī一sǎo扫ér而guāng光

see 一扫而空

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