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而 (ér): And — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 而

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How to write 而 — animated stroke order

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2. Stroke Order Diagrams 而

而 stroke order diagram

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4. HSK Vocabulary: 而

HSK words that contain this character.

bù dàn ……ér qiě ……

不但……而且……

not only……but also……

GrammarHSK 3

rán ér

然而

however

HSK 4

5. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 而 is used in context

tā他
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
cóng从
ér

Information

Traditional而
Radical而
Strokes6
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#586
Zhuyinㄦˊ
UnicodeU+800C
CangjieMBLL

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cóng ér

从而

thus; therebyupon

HSK 5
而
qǔ取
dé得
le了
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。

He studied hard, thereby achieving good results.

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
chá茶
，
ér而
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
。

He likes to drink tea, while I like to drink coffee.

tā他
hěn很
cōng聪
ming明
，
ér而
qiě且
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
。

He is very smart and also very hardworking.

Show 1 More Sentences
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
lěng冷
，
rán然
ér而
tā他
jiān坚
chí持
duàn锻
liàn炼
。

The weather is very cold, but he persists in exercising.

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