而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
而是
érshì
but rather
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 不是茶而是水。 Bú shì chá ér shì shuǐ. It is not tea, but water.
- 他不是老师而是学生。 Tā bú shì lǎo shī ér shì xué sheng. He is not a teacher, but a student.
- 这不是猫而是狗。 Zhè bú shì māo ér shì gǒu. This is not a cat, but a dog.