Memory phrase for the character: 而

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Meaning and, as well as, and so, but (not)

Pronunciation

ér

Explanation

Closed mouth 一 with a beard 皿

Mnemonic

Image of a beard

Radicals

而

and

Image of a closed mouth 一 with a beard 皿.

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Vocabulary

而且	ér qiě	(not only...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
崛地而起	jué dì ér qǐ	lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
迎刃而解	yíng rèn ér jiě	to split bamboo with one chop (idiom); a decisive solution to a problem; to cut the Gordian knot
谑而不虐	xuè ér bù nüè	to tease; to mock sb without offending; to banter
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已	jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ	to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
拂袖而去	fú xiù ér qù	to brush with one's sleeve then go (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly
过而能改，善莫大焉	guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān	If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
不言而喻	bù yán ér yù	it goes without saying; it is self-evident
不言而喻	bù yán ér yù
形而上学	xíng ér shàng xué	metaphysics
而是	ér shì	rather
而是	ér shì

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