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而 — and; as well as; and so

and; as well as; and so; but; yet

Pinyin
ér
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 而: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

而 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 而 in the HSK syllabus: 31

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 而且érqiěbut also; moreover; in addition; furthermoreHSK 3
  2. 而érand; as well as; and so; but; yetHSK 4
  3. 然而rán’érhowever; but; yetHSK 4
  4. 从而cóng’érthus; therebyHSK 5
  5. 反而fǎn’éron the contrary; insteadHSK 5
  6. 因而yīn’értherefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...HSK 5
  7. 进而jìn’érand then; and thereby; and in turnHSK 6
  8. 半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway; leave sth unfinishedHSK 7–9
  9. 不翼而飞búyì’érfēito disappear without traceHSK 7–9
  10. 不辞而别bùcí’érbiéto leave without saying good-byeHSK 7–9
  11. 不得而知bùdé’érzhīunknown; unable to find outHSK 7–9
  12. 不言而喻bùyán’éryùit goes without saying; it is self-evidentHSK 7–9
  13. 不约而同bùyuē’értóngto take the same action without prior consultation; all of them, independently; as if by prior agreementHSK 7–9
  14. 而已éryǐthat's all; nothing moreHSK 7–9
  15. 继而jì’érthen; afterwardsHSK 7–9
  16. 敬而远之jìng’éryuǎnzhīto show respect from a distanceHSK 7–9
  17. 侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn’értánto speak frankly with assuranceHSK 7–9
  18. 可想而知kěxiǎng’érzhīgoes without saying; can well be imaginedHSK 7–9
  19. 扑面而来pūmiàn’érláilit. sth hits one in the faceHSK 7–9
  20. 锲而不舍qiè’érbùshěto chip away at a task and not abandon it; to chisel away at sthHSK 7–9
  21. 轻而易举qīng’éryìjǔeasy; with no difficultyHSK 7–9
  22. 取而代之qǔ’érdàizhīto replace; to supersede; to take its placeHSK 7–9
  23. 时而shí’éroccasionally; from time to timeHSK 7–9
  24. 似是而非sìshì-érfēiapparently right but actually wrong; speciousHSK 7–9
  25. 脱口而出tuōkǒu’érchūto blurt out; to let slipHSK 7–9
  26. 脱颖而出tuōyǐng’érchūto reveal one's talentHSK 7–9
  27. 显而易见xiǎn’éryìjiànclearly and easy to see; obviously; clearlyHSK 7–9
  28. 一概而论yígài’érlùnto lump different matters togetherHSK 7–9
  29. 因人而异yīnrén’éryìvarying from person to person; different for each individualHSK 7–9
  30. 自然而然zìrán’érránnatural; unforcedHSK 7–9
  31. 总而言之zǒng’éryánzhīin short; in a word; in briefHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.