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Stroke order
而 is written in 6 strokes.

- 而
Senses
- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
Example sentences
- 这个房间小而干净。Zhège fángjiān xiǎo ér gānjìng.This room is small and clean.
- 他很努力而且很聪明。Tā hěn nǔlì érqiě hěn cōngming.He is hard-working and clever.
Related words
而 is pronounced ér and means “dan”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 而 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.