却 què but

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Traditional: 卻

Stroke order

却 is written in 7 strokes.

却 — the Chinese character for but (què), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 却 — but

却

Senses

but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though

Example sentences

他很累，却还在工作。Tā hěn lèi, què hái zài gōngzuò.He is tired, but he is still working.
我叫了他，他却没有回答。Wǒ jiào le tā, tā què méiyǒu huídá.I called him, but he did not answer.

Related words

却 is pronounced què and means “but”.

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