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而
ér
1. and
2. as well as
3. and so
4. but (not)
5. yet (not)
6. (indicates causal relation)
7. (indicates change of state)
8. (indicates contrast)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

而后
érhòu
after that
时而
shíér
occasionally
HSK 6
甚而
shènér
even
而已
éryǐ
that's all
HSK 6
从而
cóngér
thus
HSK 5
幸而
xìngér
by good fortune
而今
érjīn
now
而言
éryán
with regard to (preceding phrase)
偶而
ǒuér
occasionally
转而
zhuǎnér
conversely
继而
jìér
then
既而
jìér
soon after
反而
fǎnér
instead
HSK 5
因而
yīnér
therefore
HSK 5
故而
gùér
therefore
忽而
hūér
suddenly
然而
ránér
however
HSK 4
而且
érqiě
(not only ...) but also
HSK 3
而是
érshì
rather
进而
jìnér
and then (what follows next)
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
35
Word Frequency Rank
144 of 84,292
Radical Number
126